carving

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The private equity firm has discussed selling the entire company or carving off Wasserman’s minority interest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

On a Sedona trail, I met a singer who is carving his own path in the music industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Some of her younger siblings went with her, carving out a new family dynamic in the process.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 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

At the moment, there were seven other Elders focused on prep work—dicing vegetables for stew, carving meat off carcasses.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith