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carve

[kahrv] / kɑrv /


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A 2021 plan Ackman pitched to carve it out from French media conglomerate Vivendi faced regulatory scrutiny, leading him to take a 10% stake in the business instead ahead of a spinout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

As their characters, Conforti, Blanchard and Ardies, deftly carve out discrete personalities beneath their plum-colored homogeneity, each playing a role that is, in turn, playing a role while also remaining desperately human.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

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

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

The words slam into me, steal my breath, carve themselves into my brain so I don’t forget.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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