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cognac

[kohn-yak, kon-, kaw-nyak] / ˈkoʊn jæk, ˈkɒn-, kɔˈnjak /
NOUN
brandy
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A higher quality XO cognac requires foresight of at least a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Growth in cognac sales was strong in parts of Asia outside China, Remy said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The businessman, who made his money in cognac and real estate, had renounced his Ukrainian citizenship some years ago.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

They are not empty threats for the EU since China previously slapped duties on European cognac and conducted anti-dumping probes into pork and dairy products.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Obinze nodded, and Chief gave him another long look, before silently turning back to his cognac.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Maybe CFB should go Waymo, blame the robots for any uproar about gatekeeping and big-school elitism and let the smoke-filled room return to cognacs and afternoon naps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025

Macron brought up some particularly French concerns, including China’s threat of tariffs on cognacs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024

For long, rum has been relegated to the bottom shelf of bar cabinets around the world with whiskeys, cognacs and gins taking prime slots.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2023

There’s a brass lamp from Rick’s, fringed with imitation gemstones, and two rattan chairs where Europe’s desperate and displaced drank their cognacs and plotted their escapes.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022

"Then I'll teach you how to test them in future," he laughed, adding, "Henry, bring up those three old cognacs, a bottle of ordinary brandy, and some liqueur-glasses."

From Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England by William Le Queux


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