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Bob Marney, 84, said the reference to the local rugby club - an emblem in the corner of the painting - was particularly significant.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
“I know there may be challenges ahead, but with my faith, my family, and so many people in my corner, I know we’ll get through this.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Imagine preparing to cross a street when you suddenly notice a car approaching from the corner of your eye.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Decorated with funky green wallpaper, the office is an inspiring corner of the home.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
He’s not there though, so I loop around the back hallway to his room, in the far back corner of the residence.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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I was thinking about about him when I was trying to put those words together, try to fit in as many corners of the country, even our expressions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
He cranks up a voting-themed choral cover of “Golden,” from KPop Demon Hunters, that has attained meme status in lefty corners.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
The elections have sparked hedging in some corners of the market, including cryptocurrencies, AI-related stocks and major indexes such as the S&P 500.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
I grew up in one of the most left-liberal corners of America, surrounded by educated adults who supported the civil rights movement, opposed the Vietnam War, hated Richard Nixon and loved Israel.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
There was so much ivy that it covered the hinges and top corners of the door but left the numbers 111 visible.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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A leadership that feels cornered may escalate rather than accommodate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Police officers followed and cornered the horse on motorbikes, before it was wrangled by a lasso-carrying cowboy.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
D-Wave has cornered the market for annealing quantum systems, which are tailored to optimization problems.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Some of the recent videos show the runners bumping into security guards and shoving past church staff, then leaving after being cornered and told to get off the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
Moving back in with her father was no treat, but it was better than being cornered by Fabyan.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Ferrari started the season with the best chassis in terms of cornering performance, but their engine has fallen short of those produced by Mercedes and Red Bull.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
In something of an irony, Lotus’s historic approach to cornering and traction management—crossed up, tail out, mustaches ablaze—looks a lot like what the kids call drifting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
With ambitions of cornering the electric vehicle market, India is also on the lookout for critical minerals such as lithium -- another resource Australia has in abundance.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Furious, Vanderbilt sought revenge by cornering Erie stock, buying up all available shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Howard made sport of cornering journalists who had criticized Seabiscuit.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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