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cony

[koh-nee, kuhn-ee] / ˈkoʊ ni, ˈkʌn i /


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From a bal cony watched President John F. Kennedy, and at his side was a welcome guest: Tunisia's President Habib Bourguiba, 57, the father of his young country and a staunch friend of the West.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the convention floor a bal cony and press tables were ready for reporters.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under pressure from the Astor lobby, Congress obligingly laid extra duties on imported nutria skins, cony, wool and Russian hares, all of which competed with Astor's beavers and muskrats in the hatmaking industry.

From Time Magazine Archive

The veriest lout in his holiday excursion loved to see his mongrel cur hunt the meadows and marshes for game, or catch the cony in the extensive warrens which then existed around.

From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Henry Curling

The Erastian flourishes his Acts of Parliament in the face of the Anglican, who burrows like a cony in the rolls of Convocation.

From Res Judicat? Papers and Essays by Augustine Birrell

From foes the conies shelter in the rocks.

From Washington Times Apr. 16, 2021

Butley's life ravels like the end of his shirtsleeve; it conies undone in the single day we watch him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since the N.B.A. remains old-fashioned when it conies to a team having more than five players on the floor at once, the stars have been putting in more than their fair share of bench time.

From Time Magazine Archive

Echoed the Cleveland Press: "The picture that conies through ... is that of the leader of this nation who permitted his tax lawyers and accountants to cut every corner."

From Time Magazine Archive

“But as Ronan points out, we’ll have to wait until the tide conies in.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt




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