as in develops
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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Another option would be to draft a prospect on Day 3 and hope that offensive tackle develops quickly as a stop gap before becoming the team’s cheap swing tackle for the next couple of years.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Too often, a route concept develops without a viable safety valve.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Smalltown Boy works up the courage to ask Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) to dance, and now their hands are all over each other, much to the chagrin of Smalltown Boy’s ex, Personal Jesus, who is going through the motions of dancing with Caribbean Queen but keeps looking over his shoulder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
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With a balladeer’s spirit, Gerima forges an epic ballad of resistance, freedom, and national pride.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2026
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The effect, as seen from the relative serenity of a family life that Lidia eventually forges, is of a retrospective sense of destiny—of a life that writing has, in both senses of the word, saved.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2026
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Calvo's second executive order creates a task force to review business licenses in the city that may have ties to Cuba's government, with the potential for licenses to be revoked.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Good thing, too, because his movie is about a fisherwoman who crafts a husband out of wicker.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
20 Jan. 2026
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Unafraid to be self-critical, Fosse crafts a shockingly complex portrait of an artist whose perfectionism drives him to the brink.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Jan. 2026
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There are a lot of quality hammers out there, but this Craftsman hammer from Amazon is both tough and affordable.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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If everything works out for Joseph, Denver special teams coach Darren Rizzi said a new team will be getting someone special.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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The 16-year-old works out religiously every day, sometimes for up to three hours a day.—
Michal Ruprecht,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Carves (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carves%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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