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carve

[kahrv] / kɑrv /


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I missed genuine Italian markets — the kind where they carve a slab of Parmesan out of a freshly cut wheel and offer you a piece to taste.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

"Perhaps it is similar to the time when the lead human at a formal meal would carve up the roast," he told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

I really wanted to carve out time to be there.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

But when the request came in—Bieber wants to carve pumpkins with you at his playhouse—I was like, let’s see what that turns into.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

What kind of a man, Violet wondered, would carve an image of an eye into his front door?

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

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

The light carves the pattern into material on the wafer called photoresist.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

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

Rather than walk in the footsteps of its predecessors, Lux carves its own, unique path - harnessing Rosalía's classical training at the prestigious Catalonia College of Music.

From BBC Nov. 6, 2025

So he carves a puppet, a boy, who magically comes to life.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

Instead, land-based bacteria consumed parts of the bones, while plant roots carved long grooves across their surfaces.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

The monastery includes a prayer chamber carved into the mountainside, where the worshippers had gathered for the special prayer service.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

It carved a $41 million private jet out of its purchase and cut discretionary bonuses and donations to $11 million in 2025 from $192 million the previous year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

China and Russia have also carved out economic and security ties, respectively, in Africa.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The paintings, the carved crucifixes showed at the least a scrap of cloth.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

When Antonelli rejoined, he started carving chunks out of Leclerc's lead until lap 41, when the Mercedes driver reported a problem with his car.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

For Flynn, it’s like carving away at what is already there to create something fun and cohesive, like a sculpture.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

He apprenticed in Paris with Constantin Brancusi—who had briefly assisted Auguste Rodin—absorbing a sculptural vocabulary grounded in direct carving and essential form.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

And he took issue with the court carving out an exception allowing it to interfere with the removal of public officers.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

I could still see him kneeling there, carving something into one of ’em with a smaller rock.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña




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