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coarse

[kawrs, kohrs] / kɔrs, koʊrs /




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Once sliced, the tomatoes are dipped in flour, then in eggs and, finally, in coarse cornmeal before they are fried to golden-brown perfection.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: We tested some of the most popular hair dryers on coarse curls and fine straight hair—these are the best hair dryers we found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 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

“I think it’s spawned by a little bit of a—this is kind of a coarse term—but a dash for trash,” he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Funeral banners swayed before her, and farther away stood two figures shrouded with the pale coarse clothes of mourning.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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