carving

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The titular “hare with the amber eyes” in Edmund de Waal’s memoir is a netsuke, a tiny Japanese carving intended as a fastener for use with a kimono.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

There was an open bar, a roast beef carving station and trays of appetizers passed around a restaurant located on a Dallas Cowboys themed golf course.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Looking at its daily chart one can see the recent break above a bullish ascending triangle pivot of $18.30 on March 6, followed by the carving out of a bull flag.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Living in Devon she is unable to practice with snow but, as a stone sculptor by trade, she said carving both was a similar practice.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

He sat on the edge of his bed and sobbed, tears carving tiny paths through the shaving cream on his cheeks.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin