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carve

[kahrv] / kɑrv /


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Spain coach Luis de la Fuente called the chants "intolerable" and said "violent people use football to carve out a space for themselves".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The military is trying to carve out a buffer zone inside Lebanon deep enough to put border communities beyond the militants’ reach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Mary says the intent was “to give them an opportunity to move and carve their own path … We wanted them to find their passions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Those motions build mountain ranges, carve deep ocean trenches, and fuel volcanic activity around the Pacific.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

I carve a rounded end on another smaller stick.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness




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