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cornered

[kawr-nerd] / ˈkɔr nərd /
ADJECTIVE
under attack
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK


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Prime Video has cornered the market on young-adult fiction, catering to a massive audience of women and girls who want to escape into love stories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Christ was cornered — pay taxes to Rome, or be branded a traitor — and so he turned the trap into a statement about the limits of power.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

D-Wave has cornered the market for annealing quantum systems, which are tailored to optimization problems.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

Vietnam has cornered the market on robusta since emerging from its war in the 1970s.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

A reporter from Newsweek cornered Ellsberg, telling him he was going to be on the cover of the upcoming issue.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin


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