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etches

  • present tense form of etch (3rd person singular).

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A weekend the Mercedes driver etches his name into the history books as the youngest driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

On the wafer’s surface, a chemical substrate called a photoresist reacts to the light, and etches the stencil pattern into the silicon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

He excitedly explains how he etches the tags with a metal machine.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

At her packing house, durians are passed under a laser that etches a serial number onto the skin of each fruit.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2024

Some time etches past, and she finally looks at me properly.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak