carving

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Up here, in a starkly beautiful landscape of snowy peaks and glaciers, excavators are carving huge chunks out of the mountains to mine for copper and other minerals.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Firefighters were seeking to contain the fire using preexisting features such as roads, ridges and trails rather than carving a fire line through the island’s sensitive ecosystems, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The resulting floods tore through the landscape, carving deep channels as the water rushed downhill.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Choosing to directly take on the major airlines, rather than carving out niche routes, was a critical error that doomed the company.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

He remembered Baba carving Gupta’s balcony out of sundari wood, but he didn’t say anything to his sister.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins