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notched

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past tense of notch

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But Schlittler grooved a 95-mph cutter to Grissom in the seventh, and the Angels first baseman drove it over the center-field wall for a a 1-1 tie.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Oswalt grooved a get-me-over fastball for a strike, then Mueller drilled a hard ground ball that third baseman Morgan Ensberg stabbed.

— Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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Riverside insurance broker Bob Severns has carved out a niche helping homebuyers find coverage in this fractured market.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
It was carved by Quinhagak residents somewhere between 400 and 600 years ago and was one of thousands of cultural objects scattered along the coastline.

— Samantha Watson, NPR, 19 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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