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carve

[kahrv] / kɑrv /


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Carve out a special deal for Thames - or risk its collapse.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

Carve out some time to spend at Lumen Field: MLB surveys have found the average time spent at Play Ball Park is around four hours, Secaira-Cotto said.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Crack, weave, pulse — many other verbs could be added to the three in the main title of the Phillips Collection’s “Pour, Tear, Carve: Material Possibilities in the Collection.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023

Carve out an hour to blast Morricone’s score for director Dario Argento’s film, released in the U.S. as “Cat o’ Nine Tails.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2020

Carve the notch above a sentence that does not elaborate or follow from the one that came before.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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