carving

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The titular “hare with the amber eyes” in Edmund de Waal’s memoir is a netsuke, a tiny Japanese carving intended as a fastener for use with a kimono.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

There was an open bar, a roast beef carving station and trays of appetizers passed around a restaurant located on a Dallas Cowboys themed golf course.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Newcastle were carving open the creaky Qarabag defence at will and their barrage brought a third goal in the 32nd minute.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Living in Devon she is unable to practice with snow but, as a stone sculptor by trade, she said carving both was a similar practice.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

There were trucks and motor vehicles carving tracks in the road, which froze overnight and then turned to mud again during the day.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein