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Recent Examples of whetting
The announcement lands at the close of Marché du Film, where Japan was this year’s country of honor, and caps a busy session for Frontières Platform, which in recent years has been a key player in whetting the growing appetite for genre film at both the Cannes’ festival and market.
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Jennie Punter,
Variety,
22 May 2026
After six weeks whetting blades in the factory on a grinding belt, Brigitte received a silver motorbike.
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Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
Jennie Punter,
Variety,
22 May 2026
After six weeks whetting blades in the factory on a grinding belt, Brigitte received a silver motorbike.
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Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whetting
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Companies that act early—by strengthening resilience, investing in capacity, sharpening worker skills, and rethinking supply chains—will be better positioned to capture demand as it shifts.
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The attention to sharpening those skills could be paying off.
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The hike includes the park’s east side on the Grasslands Trail, which leads to a Kumeyaay grinding rocks site and the scenic Old Mission Dam overlook.
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Those particles may have been grinding in the joint, causing mechanical wear on the cobalt-chromium femoral head that released cobalt into the surrounding tissue and bloodstream.
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“Whetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whetting. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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