hollow out
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That pattern echoes what economists call skills-biased technological change: the tendency of some new technologies to hollow out routine work while complementing jobs held by more highly educated workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
"This is the Zygopush," Marvin tells me, while pressing his thumbs directly under his cheekbones and massaging upwards towards his ears in an attempt to hollow out his cheeks.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
But engineers inside Boeing warned as early as 2001 that the company could lose control of its manufacturing processes and hollow out its internal abilities.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
“Timeliness” can infuse a book with greater personal and social resonance, but it can also hollow out a novel, encouraging readers to see “issue” rather than “story.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
“And on Halloween, human beings actually hollow out pumpkins and throw away all the yummy inside bits?”
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
