George Washington, 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist.
John, 1575?–1621, Pilgrim leader: first governor of Plymouth Colony 1620–21.
Raymond, 1938–88, U.S. short-story writer and poet.
a carving knife
(plural) a large matched knife and fork for carving meat
a chair with arms that forms part of a set of dining chairs
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Shannon Alsheimer said students in her daughter Haylie’s Carver, Mass., high school brag that “their mom got them a 504” before the SAT.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
According to a USA Today report Thursday, a cryptocurrency group is claiming responsibility for some of the incidents, although it says neither Lopez nor Carver is affiliated with the group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
Scotland assistant coach John Carver said the comment showed Miller needed "a little bit of guidance".
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2025
The American writer, Raymond Carver, who survived alcoholism to write some of the most beautiful poems about grief, and happiness, left a short poem before he died from cancer, aged just 50.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2025
For our next meeting, a minivan taxi hauls my grandmother and five big trunks to Carver School.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
Renowned Nigerian master wood carver Kasali Akangbe Ogun has been buried following his death last week after a brief illness.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
In comparison, wood carver Zhang took a more practical view of his craft.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
A former high school teacher, Mr. Holzman was the head carver and fund-raiser of the Empire State Carousel, a whimsical and educational reminder of state fairs and carnivals past.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
Rande Cook is a carver, artist and hereditary chief for the Ma’amtagila First Nation, whose people’s territory lies along the Johnstone Strait between Vancouver Island and the B.C. mainland.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
Modern mathematicians would say that Gog, the wolf carver, used a five-based or quinary counting system.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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