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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The new owner of the property, at 1414-1420 N. Phillips Ave., plans to develop a five-story building with 22 apartments and 3,600 square feet of ground-floor commercial space.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025 -
Understanding the physics allowed scientists to develop algorithms that use TEMPO’s data to infer the smoke plume's altitude and map its 3D movement in nearly real time.—
Jun Wang,
Space.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Alexia has done it the right way, by putting in her time, forging bonds with all the women, and bringing more storylines than a decade’s worth of telenovelas.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
7 Aug. 2025
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Holt also embraced telemedicine and other technological tools to improve patient experience throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, forging a path for bettering patient care in the digital age.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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That means teaching parents how to be their child’s calm center, how to interpret behavior as communication, and how to create home environments that foster cooperation and emotional safety.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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In 2019, Disney also created Disney+, its entertainment and kids DTC offering, gaining 128 million subscribers.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Peace, according to Trump, will not be hammered out in Kyiv or Moscow, or in Geneva or Vienna or Doha.—
MICHAEL KIMMAGE,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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But with the 2026 federal budget still being hammered out in Washington, D.C., and the Trump administration's approach to shrinking government showing no signs of slowing down, Wisconsin disability groups are bracing themselves.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Carve (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carve%20%28out%29. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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