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carve

[kahrv] / kɑrv /


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“You always want to carve out a little bit of time to just support the team,” Mamdani said when asked in an interview about his incognito appearance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Sharda Devi, 55, a settler's daughter, recalls the first arrivals "toiling in some of the harshest conditions" to carve plantations out of the tangled forests.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Wu, who uses a translator in his news conferences, shared a bed with his father in a windowless flat in the Steel City as he tried to carve out a career in professional snooker.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Ross serenely demonstrated how to carve out serenity and beauty for ourselves, one canvas at a time.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

He could not carve a dragon from this stone.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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