as in developed
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 quiet interiors — defined by the revamp the stately building has undergone in the ‘50s — is characterized by an understated palette of neutral stone flooring and wooden furnishings, which were developed reusing existing materials.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026 -
This tendency, called marcescence, may have developed a few million years ago to discourage large mammals from browsing on trees in winter due to the bitterness of the tannin-rich leaves surrounding buds.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2026
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That is where the iron gets forged.—
Kathleen Lucente,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Investigators believe Long forged 19 signatures, including those of four dead people, while Arellano is accused of forging six signatures, also including four dead people.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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Benson created scoring chances throughout the game and finished with a goal and an assist.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Friday night’s fans may have inadvertently created a new tradition.—
Warren Mayes,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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Results showed that semaglutide cut heavy drinking days by about 41% after patients worked up to the full weekly dose compared to 26% for those taking the placebo, according to the study published Thursday in The Lancet.—
Dr. Grace Hagan,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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And Allen’s complaints, though too vague to assess individually, are indeed the sorts of things one might reasonably get worked up about.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2026
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Alongside core collections, the store carries one-of-a-kind watches and high jewelry pieces, as well as a limited run of bespoke eveningwear, including corsets, dresses and skirts crafted from silk with hand embroidery and custom beading that are red-carpet-ready.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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In terms of durability, these are well-crafted.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
28 Apr. 2026
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The final spending plan will be hammered out between the mayor and the Council before the July 1 start of the 2027 fiscal year.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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The final compensation for top WBD executives when the merger deal closes has yet to be hammered out, but Zaslav and others are in line to get nine-figure payouts.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Carved (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carved%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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