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[kawr] / kɔr /


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The company’s outlook for the core advertising business for the second quarter included a 50% gain in revenue year over year, excluding some discontinued parts of the business.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

A separate price gauge known as the core rate, which strips out energy, rose a sharp 0.8% in May.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Now, such methods can be considered core to a company’s net-zero strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Even his core interest in creatures, so often a well of amazement and positivity, couldn’t pull him up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Penelope was Swanburne to the core, and that is why, despite the injustice of her situation, not to mention some other pressing and—unusual concerns, she felt obliged to do her best at her new position.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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