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As of early December, the state agency said it had inspected 85 stonecutting shops and issued 22 orders to temporarily shut down equipment or processes until the shops had addressed “imminent hazards” related to silica.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

Another statue — of the poet Robert Burns, next to the Vermont History Center — was erected by the 19th-century Scottish masons who brought their stonecutting skills to Barre.

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2022

“Ultimately, the downfall of the Freemasons was giving away their stonecutting services for nothing,” tweeted Musk.

From The Verge • May 4, 2022

It looked equally like an immaculate walkway that had been there forever, and like something plopped down by aliens who were skilled in stonecutting and possessed a feel for the soul of the A.T.

From New York Times • May 31, 2010

A little way down the dusk-filled street they could see Gebu and Wenamon pause at the door of the stonecutting shop and, after a moment, go inside.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw