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indenting

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present participle of indent

as in notching

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Cleaning up the Kitchen Minimalists understand the value in carving out a bit of time to clean up the kitchen each morning before heading out for the day, Millie Naor, the founder of Bella Organizers, notes.

— Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 27 Oct. 2026
As affluent homebuyers seek to make flying private a seamless part of their lives, these communities are carving out a distinctive place in the luxury housing market.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2026

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Michael Goessling remembers being eight years old and grooving to The Doobie Brothers.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
On Labor Day 2025, Zohran Kwame Mamdani enjoyed Brooklyn’s West Indian American Day Parade, grooving on various floats as an assemblyman representing Astoria, Queens.

— Reshma B, VIBE.com, 7 Sep. 2026

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Using one of the best skin-tightening creams can help, by providing some sculpting and lifting benefits to areas that sag (think turkey neck or cellulite).

— Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026
Related Articles Her toolkit included Oligio monopolar radiofrequency for tightening and refining texture, InMode bipolar radiofrequency, and Sofwave for lifting and sculpting the face, neck and body.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

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Visions, enhanced with shadows and emotion, came to life on marble through sketching the stone and chiseling and carving entirely by hand.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
The religious men took up residence among the locals—people who spent their days tending cows and sheep, churning butter, weeding onions and turnips, scouring the forests for mushrooms, and chiseling sculptures from the local limestone.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 May 2026

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Difficulties in tracing their origin could result in 60% of these growers being excluded from the European market, ODI Global estimated.

— Damian Zane, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
An investigation was launched and authorities learned that the posts were made from an IP address tracing back to Rose's home.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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