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carve

[kahrv] / kɑrv /


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Dealt a bad card with the safety car but couldn't exactly carve his way through the field and couldn't find a way past Leclerc for the final podium place.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Their plan was good in theory: The Scots would carve a route across Panama and control trade between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The Schneiders, who both built their careers in publishing, believe that they can carve out a financially stable path forward.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

What this? she ast Oh, I say, a little something Albert carve for me.

From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker




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