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Recent Examples of regrindAnd, of course, no knife is perfect, so many owners will regrind the blade to meet their personal specifications.—New Atlas, 9 Nov. 2025
This will make accounting and filing taxes easier.
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Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
As it’s applied today, the law allows trial attorneys to prey on the state’s small and mid-sized businesses — filing frivolous, costly lawsuits over even the most minor violation of California’s complex labor code.
With activity in the Strait of Hormuz grinding to a near halt, United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is predicting a sharp slowdown in global trade.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2026
What remains is a grinding war with no clear endpoint and no coherent strategy.
The process of designing and engineering cars has been finely honed by automakers over the decades, even as computer technology has revolutionized the industry and safety standards and requirements strengthened.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Make a few extra passes with very light pressure, switching each side with each pass to hone the edge evenly, or use a honing rod to finely align the edge after sharpening.
Mona says, rub her down with alcohol, then some Vicks, put the kettle on for the hot water bottle.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Nakua discussed touchdown celebrations on YouTuber Adin Ross' stream, and, in the video, Ross instructed Nakua to spike the ball, flex and then rub his hands together.
Torta rogel is a painstaking pastry, often served as a birthday cake in Argentina, comprised of crisp, layered wafers glossed with dulce de leche and crowned with wisps of shiny Italian meringue.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2026
Mama winds through the labyrinth of shelves, smiling when her fingers gloss the gold spine of a good read, the same way my hand slides over Angelou’s book.
March 21 – April 19 Aries, your focus sharpens around practical moves.
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Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
The pope has increasingly sharpened his criticism of war in recent weeks, repeatedly calling for an immediate ceasefire and saying military airstrikes are indiscriminate and should be banned.