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coarse

[kawrs, kohrs] / kɔrs, koʊrs /




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During the hottest hours, many retreat to makeshift huts -- frames of sticks draped with coarse homespun cloth, plastered with wild donkey dung.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Under normal conditions, turbidites show a consistent pattern, with coarse material settling at the bottom and finer sediment layering on top.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

Coarse language obviously implies coarse thinking, and no one wants that in a leader entrusted to bring peace and prosperity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

He also hinted that he was not really enjoying the job or the coarse civic culture of our current moment.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

There, Abram is stirring the big pot of hominy, a porridge we make from coarse ground com.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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