carve
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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
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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
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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
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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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