carving

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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

Another method is “unbundling,” or carving out costs such as insurance or transport that generally aren’t subject to tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Chencho was keeping the fire alive by throwing another log in and poking at the base of it, but Juanita and Delia were carving away at branches with two small pocketknives from Velia’s tool belt.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall