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But it’s still an interesting race and the winner will etch his name in history.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025

Whether celebrating an anniversary or just another night together, memories of dining together here will etch themselves into your brain as easily as the breathtaking views of the Sonoran Desert and Camelback Mountain.

From Fox News • Feb. 13, 2022

Whether she again will etch her name in Georgia's history books is up to the voters, but her candidacy marks a change in political winds for African-American women.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2018

If Kluber leads the Indians to a championship in Game 7, though, he will etch his name in baseball lore.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2016

These are the numbers that will etch Wambach’s impressive career into the history books.

From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2015