carved out
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Microsoft has carved out a niche as a model-agnostic software company, meaning its software offerings aren’t tied to one model.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The impact carved out a crater 728 feet wide, roughly the length of two football fields.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 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
Granted, the bar for Netflix movies has long since descended past Hell’s ninth circle, burrowing so low that it’s carved out a 10th reserved for the streamer’s original titles.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Near Hrothgar’s hall stand the images of the Scyldings’ gods, grotesque faces carved out of wood or hacked from stone and set up in a circle, eyes staring inward, gazing thoughtfully at nothing.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
