carve
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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
Suzanne: Gap is trying to carve out a niche in this crowded market by sticking with what it’s known for, such as jeans and hoodies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 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
Iceland's government intends to carve out a "special arrangement" to protect fishing and agriculture, and the finance minister says they are confident of getting "some exemptions".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
He would like to carve one of those dwarfs, for example, such as those in the roof bosses in his father’s house.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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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
His approach to Greenland isn’t mine but when he questions Danish sovereignty he carves into the real issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
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
The one you tap into carves your entire experience, colors your world so completely that it’s hard to see any other colors.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
Instead, Marco carves a series of symbols into the frost on the window of his flat that faces out to the street, using the columns of the museum beyond as a guide.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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The impact carved out a crater 728 feet wide, roughly the length of two football fields.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
The survivors carved their unspeakable grief into the landscape with the erection of thousands of war memorials.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
As we drove together to his first class, I couldn’t help feeling that this was a terrible mistake, allowing David to breach a sacred space I had just barely carved out for myself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Within arm’s reach is a carved bust of what could be a cherub—smatterings of beauty and delight among the hideousness.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
It was all there—all carved and nailed, all glued and painted.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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"The planets should be found within the gaps, since they are carving them," Bernardi said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Antonelli looked capable of winning any which way, but decided to stop for fresh tyres under a virtual safety car mid-race and narrowed a 15-second gap to nothing before carving past Russell.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
In Kanazawa, workers dressed in full-body overalls haul large blocks of ice across the factory floor, before starting on the delicate work of carving perfect spheres, cubes and rectangular blocks with cut corners.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
That boost has helped shield Korea from external shocks but is also carving out a “K-shaped” pattern of growth, in which technology industries are booming while nontech sectors are stalling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
He said you can’t just start in carving.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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