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Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The replacements – marbles, the honeycomb candy carving game, the ddakji tile-flipping game – were chosen because any viewer anywhere could understand them within seconds.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The measure would still need to pass the Senate, which approved its own bill to fund most of DHS while carving out some immigration enforcement agencies early Friday morning.
—March 27, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The brunch stations feature greens, fruit salads, Greek yogurt with assorted toppings, bakery, charcuterie, seafood on ice, an omelet station, and a carving station with prime rib and Atlantic salmon.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026
The replacements – marbles, the honeycomb candy carving game, the ddakji tile-flipping game – were chosen because any viewer anywhere could understand them within seconds.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Great Rift Valley is an epic series of valleys and mountains carving its way 3,000 miles through East Africa and beyond.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The measure would still need to pass the Senate, which approved its own bill to fund most of DHS while carving out some immigration enforcement agencies early Friday morning.
—March 27, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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In music, there was Brian Eno; in painting, there was Andy Warhol; in sculpture, there was Andy Goldsworthy; in film, there was Werner Herzog.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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In the courtyard, the hotel’s signature Mariposa (Spanish for butterfly) sculpture stretches overhead like a modern butterfly wing.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this month, the organization hosted a seminar with special effects makeup artist Veniesa Dillon on sculpting techniques and prosthetic application.—
Nicole Macias Garibay,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Mediums offered this year are oil painting, drawing, sculpting and custom skateboard designing.—
Jessie Dax-Setkus,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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Economic opportunity is one of the many parts of the league’s evaluation model for expansion cities, which makes Ally’s move into women’s hockey intriguing.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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As for where the strongest storms will be, Hinton said forecast models point to closer to the coastline.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Carving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carving. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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