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O’Rourke is hewing to a time-honored masculine tradition of growing beards to mark losses, career milestones, and departures from daily public scrutiny.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2019

But last week, he reportedly dined with wealthy donors at the home of a prominent Washington lawyer, a sign that he is hewing more closely to his predecessors in his attitude toward major contributors.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2018

Unlike the Oregon Legislature, which moved up legal sales faster than the voter-approved initiative, Alaska is hewing to its original timeline.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2015

But for all his talk about shaking up this industry, Mr. Kroll is hewing to the status quo.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2011

The new omnipotence of the Steam-engine is hewing asunder quite other mountains than the physical.

From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Rhys, Ernest