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[kahrv] / kɑrv /


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In fact, he didn’t carve out a single break point until the match was more than two hours deep.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Andrew Jackson once threw a party at the White House, and 10,000 Washington residents showed up to help themselves to whatever they could carve from a 1,000-pound block of cheddar cheese.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

The latest example of this creative approach is “Buddy,” in theaters Friday, which takes the aesthetics of a ’90s kids show like “Barney” or “Blue’s Clues” to carve out a monstrous dupe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Celtic take a huge step towards the Champions League as two stunning Camilo Duran strikes help carve out a commanding first-leg play-off lead against LASK.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

“Different woods, different merits. Basswood’s easy to carve, holds fine detail, and it’s light. I use it for the marionettes’ heads.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

A real plan carves out a protected reserve for that upfront, so the late-life risk is handled and the earlier spending is guilt-free.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026

The measure carves out the more volatile government, inventory and international trade data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Here it pushes and carves through a canyon of mud walls that resemble the color of a wasp’s nest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026

Rather than walk in the footsteps of its predecessors, Lux carves its own, unique path - harnessing Rosalía's classical training at the prestigious Catalonia College of Music.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025

Instead, Marco carves a series of symbols into the frost on the window of his flat that faces out to the street, using the columns of the museum beyond as a guide.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Rising diesel prices have carved Goebbert’s margins, but he hasn’t raised prices; his in-state distribution network doesn’t require as much driving as farms with customers across state lines.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The lawsuit focused primarily on Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins, whose packaging depicts the seasonal candy with a carved jack-o’-lantern face.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

The survivors carved their unspeakable grief into the landscape with the erection of thousands of war memorials.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Sabalenka appeared to recover in the second set and carved out her best opportunities of the match late on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Sean stood stone-still, almost carved into the river, waiting.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

Before carving out a career in sports broadcasting and voice acting, Horton was just a teenaged high school basketball reject.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

They refer to the "much-married" earl as getting out his "crested carving knives".

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

"The planets should be found within the gaps, since they are carving them," Bernardi said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

In Kanazawa, workers dressed in full-body overalls haul large blocks of ice across the factory floor, before starting on the delicate work of carving perfect spheres, cubes and rectangular blocks with cut corners.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

In the dining room, I study a carving of a whale tail that Dad made.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila




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