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Recent Examples of haftHandles helped make the tools easier to grip and more versatile; Wang and his colleagues found one bladelet with part of a bone haft still attached to the stone.—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2022 This chert bladelet still has a remnant of its bone haft attached.—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2022 The wooden haft is perfectly preserved & one of only a handful to survive in Britain.—Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2021 If Neanderthals were going to the trouble of putting tar on a small, everyday domestic tool like a flake (whether to attach it to a haft or just to make a simple grip), then producing tar in usable amounts must have been routine.—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 22 Oct. 2019
For decades, the New Progressive Party and the Popular Democratic Party held an iron grip on the island's electoral system, with the two parties typically capturing over 90 percent of the vote.
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2024
Winter hikers will want to invest in a pair of boots that provide reliable grip on snow, ice, and slick trails, so the Hoka Women’s Kaha 2 Gtx Hiking Boots are a no-brainer since they’re fitted with Gore-Tex exteriors alongside a waterproof shell to keep your feet warm and dry all season long.
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