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carve

[kahrv] / kɑrv /


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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

State lawmakers routinely carve out environmental exemptions for proposed sports stadiums, sometimes in the closing days of the legislative session.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

Celtic take a huge step towards the Champions League as two stunning Camilo Duran strikes help carve out a commanding first-leg play-off lead against LASK.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The CPI and PPI might not carve a Fed rate hike in stone, but they could be the biggest building blocks.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

I am so excited to think that my pictures will be given to the stone carvers and they will carve them into the obelisk.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

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

And it is proving wildly lucrative as Pomerantz carves out a niche in a crowded creator economy.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

As development elsewhere carves up habitat, Fales said, the public and private lands his cattle graze are increasingly shared by elk, bears, mountain lions and other species.

From Salon Dec. 4, 2025

The agreement also carves Disney a strong presence on YouTube TV as well as the main YouTube app, the companies said.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2025

He then removes one leaf and with a twig carves a cross on it and returns it to the wall hole.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech

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

They had carved out a prime Sunday evening slot for a world premiere that, fingers crossed, would remain unknown until the audience was seated inside the theater.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Wings carved out of wood using laser-cutting machines were then filled with insulation foam.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Ground squirrels and hamster-like lemmings that carved tunnels in the snow.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Twenty years ago, the hot topics were a smoking ban and carving out space for traditional Bavarian music.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

The satellite image shows an enormous chunk of the glacier has fallen away, carving an enormous path of rock and debris where water rushed through the valley.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Scientists have uncovered evidence that an enormous ancient cliff system may have helped expose the deepest rocks of the Grand Canyon nearly a billion years before the Colorado River began carving the landscape seen today.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

While mining has temporarily stopped in Amin's village, not far from his home, in Gulak-Dara valley, dozens of diggers were carving into the mountainside.

From Barron's Aug. 9, 2026

That is good because it is closer to the Nile, which means it will be easier to move the obelisk to a boat when we are finished carving it.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman




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