as in to develop
to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort
finally carved out a niche for the sport in the school's athletic program
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World' largest rocket developed for travel to Mars SpaceX is developing Starship specifically with a Martian destination in mind.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025 -
Symptoms typically develop between two days to two weeks after exposure.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
22 Aug. 2025
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Among them, the friendship forged by the people of Lawrence and the Algerian team and visitors.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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The grief of last summer reverberates beyond the headlines about Heaven’s 27 and the messy social gulf the river forged.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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Castro noted that with up to 90% of Haiti’s capital under gang control, the agency has created a large logistics operations to help get access to vulnerable communities.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
12 Dec. 2025
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Ukraine is trying to hammer out its best starting position before Witkoff goes to Putin.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
30 Nov. 2025
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These questions — whether to build a bomb, brace for another war in the case of restarting its nuclear program, or to sit down with its nemesis to hammer out a deal — are undoubtedly vexing for the leadership.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Carve (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carve%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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