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[kahrv] / kɑrv /


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The three main Allied victors of World War II met at Yalta in 1945 to carve new European borders after the Nazis’ defeat.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

“We’re trying to carve out this new type of labor force,” said Nick Lawton, the chief executive of Sideshift, a UGC creator marketplace that says it has more than one million registered creator accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 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

“Flow will we ever carve all of them before tonight?”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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 agreement also carves Disney a strong presence on YouTube TV as well as the main YouTube app, the companies said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

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

Condé Nast, which owns the New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Bon Appétit, is embracing flashy events, paywalls and other revenue sources as it carves out a new model.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

They will remember the way the wind pulls them, tugs them, scolds, and carves them.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

At first, “China Institute Gallery at 60, 1966-2026: Selections From Three Millennia of Chinese Art” appears to be a straightforward survey in just under 90 objects, covering Neolithic carved jades through contemporary ink paintings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Microsoft has carved out a niche as a model-agnostic software company, meaning its software offerings work with offerings from various AI players.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Speakers at the event included local, state and federal officials, many of whom described an eagle who inspired conservation and carved out an enduring legacy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

There was also another complication for consumers expecting professionally carved chocolate: Packaging included in the court’s opinion labels the jack-o’-lantern image a “DECORATING SUGGESTION.”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

The desks were modern with inkwells, though carved up.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

The council also noted the proposed development was close to the Swastika Stone, a prehistoric rock carving which is one of hundreds of Scheduled Ancient Monuments on Ilkley Moor.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

As for the Wolverines, it’s barely pumpkin carving season, and it’s getting ugly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

Michael Hill, a professor of chemistry at Occidental College, puts it more bluntly: "LASIK is just a fancy way of doing traditional surgery. It's still carving tissue -- it's just carving with a laser."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

“I better get back to muffin-making. Before you know it, we’ll be carving pumpkins,” Sue says.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari


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