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knapped

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past tense of knap

as in carved

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But Beshear, who has carved out a centrist lane before his potential presidential bid, rejected Republican efforts to label the broader party.

— Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
The mahogany wine cellar doors were intricately carved in Monterrey, Mexico.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

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SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 for the first time in 2010, and the rocket soon chiselled itself a place in spaceflight history.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
The story of this sport is told inside that room — in so many ways, through the tales chiseled into those plaques and the portraits of the men who weaved those tales.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 July 2026

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Among them is a towering totem pole consisting of hats, including Maison Michel’s signature cap with ears, sculpted by Amaury Darras, winner of the accessories grand prize at last year’s Hyères festival.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
What surrounds you is a world sculpted by wind, sea, and stone, where humanity has left little mark.

— Hana Al-Khodairi, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026

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Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton are examples of authors who hewed closely to writers who had come before them.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
His tenure lasted until 1962, during which time he was joined by the notable poet and critic Edwin Denby, whose work hewed rather firmly to criticism.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026

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Lopez tossed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Carlos Hernandez to cut Miami’s lead to 11 points.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
The decline raises the prospect of an interest rate cut by the central bank at next week’s monetary policy committee meeting, the penultimate one for this year.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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