Hollowing

The accompanying labels says "One of the principal uses of the adz was in hollowing out dug-out canoes." ❋ AYDIN (2009)

I'm not an economist, but as a small IT tech & entrepreneur I have witnessed thru my clients the role that China has played in "hollowing out" our once strong manufacturing sector and replacing it with the current tepid service economy. ❋ Apollosdtr (2009)

Meanwhile, of course, he actively collaborated in hollowing out the U.S. regulatory structure, and of course failed to address issues that, by 2005, had become obvious, most notably the failure of the population at large to enjoy the benefit of the business pickup. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Suddenly the wildflowers flooded Josh's mind, and the sounds of he and his father's yelling, and running scared through the mud towards a chair in high grass and the old farmer, and that last word "Lindsley," the name hollowing out and then filling his now dizzy head as his eyes traced the letters across Leonard's broad chest. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A few weeks ago, Gordon Nixon, CEO of the Royal Bank, sounded the alarm over what he called the hollowing-out of corporate Canada. ❋ Unknown (2002)

But the exceptionalism argument offers some voters a reassuring counternarrative to persistent joblessness, a long-term hollowing out of the middle class and a sense that the nation's best days are past. ❋ By RICHARD W. STEVENSON (2011)

And if Mr. Perry were to win the nomination, he would face critics, among them Democrats, who have long complained that the state's economic health came at a steep price: a long-term hollowing out of its prospects because of deep cuts to education spending, low rates of investment in research and development, and a disparity in the job market that confines many blacks and Hispanics to minimum-wage jobs without health insurance. ❋ By CLIFFORD KRAUSS (2011)

And if Mr. Perry were to win the Republican nomination, he would face critics, among them Democrats, who have long complained that the state's economic health has come at a steep a price: a long-term hollowing out of the state's prospects because of deep cuts to education spending, low rates of investment in research and development, and a disparity in the job market that confines many blacks and Hispanics to minimum-wage jobs without health insurance. ❋ By CLIFFORD KRAUSS (2011)

All the while, she continued to dig deeper into what she has called the hollowing out of the American middle class, writing about the effects of bankruptcy on ordinary Americans and the dangers of predatory lending, warning about a collapse that was sure to come. ❋ Unknown (2010)

For instance, if no one has yet come up with the idea of hollowing out a bone and blowing into it to make pleasant sounds, you could be the person to invent instrumental music. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In time the idea of hollowing the log occurred, Nature undoubtedly presenting the model and inviting the novice to squat inside. ❋ Unknown (2003)

As time progressed, and men began to display wisdom in making tools of stone and in the moulding of metal, we can imagine that they soon bethought themselves of flattening the surface of their rafts; and then, finding them unwieldy and difficult to manage, no doubt, they hit upon the idea of hollowing out the logs. ❋ R. [Illustrator] Richardson (1859)

Fears of the so-called hollowing out of corporate Canada have grown in recent years after former iconic Canadian companies such as Inco, Falconbridge and Hudson's Bay were acquired by U.S., ❋ Unknown (2008)

And as -- as things globalize, we're either going to have to learn how to do that again or continuing -- continuing to face a loss of technology, a loss of high-paid blue-collar jobs and a kind of hollowing out of our economy. ❋ Unknown (1997)

The joyous "hollowing" broke in waves of glee on Aunt Olivia's eardrums. ❋ Annie Hamilton Donnell (N/A)

Did you hear about [Dave]? His wife [died] and now he has become [hollow] ❋ OneViolence (2015)

(African [Gang Member]) Nigga, keep talkin [dat shit], I'll fill you wit dem [hollows]. ❋ Your Crack Dealer (2009)

a [drum] is hollow ❋ Soup-time-at-marys111 (2010)

My man! Pass me a [frothy] Hollowed if you would! [Ah yes] [that hits the spot]. ❋ PecanSandies (2019)

I found a [note] in [a bottle] that saided [your head] is hollow if you are reading this ❋ Xboxophobia (2010)

That Hollow [just] [came] out of [nowhere]! ❋ Hanatarou (2005)

"She's not a [canyon], yet she's not a [death star trench run]" "I just turned [Chloe's] hollow into a [Canyon]" ❋ AlexAggro (2009)

watch how them [hollows] straight [rattle] ya [----]. ❋ Atowneightynizzle (2003)

[Stupid girl] 1: omg did you hear about Stacy? She got attacked by A hollow Stupid girl 2: omg really? What a slut Stupid girl 1: yeah I don’t know why we’re so stupid but I think it’s because the person telling the readers about the word don’t want to use the word “hollow” in a sentence Stupid girl 2: omg [stupid girl] 1! Your supposed to sound stupid, and not break the [Forth wall]! Stupid girl 1: omfg stupid girl 2, now your the slut Stupid girl 2: omfg, you pidge! That’s it, I’m blocking you on Instagram! ❋ のみ||yunikø|| アニメ From Whattpad (2018)

Oh, dear comrade, please join me in the smoking lounge for a hollow as we [bask] in its aroma and converse of the [beauties] of the [cosmos]. ❋ Smoke Better (2009)