carve
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It takes great courage to look into the past with clear eyes, especially when what you’ll see is bound to remain hazy, forcing you to squint and carve out whatever truth you can from it.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
If the company can keep to its schedule, it could carve out a “healthy share” of the direct-to-device market, Yu said.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
The company’s planned split later this year will carve out its seed and crop-protection units, a move that could unlock additional value of the higher-quality seed business.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Regulators should carve out a safe harbor for limited-scope nonlawyer assistance in routine auto claims—valuation, document assembly and settlement facilitation—paired with clear disclosure requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Sometimes the man we bought them from would carve one up for me in the shape of a flower and put it on a wooden stick, so I could eat it as I walked.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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