cornered

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The more exposed he is to the laughter, and the more cornered he feels, the more ridiculously he will have to respond—because he can’t admit to an error.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2026

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

From BBC • May 28, 2026

D-Wave Quantum: The company has cornered the market for “annealing quantum,” an approach tailored to optimization tasks like logistics and data sampling.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

No. But I don’t think I come at other musicians like that — like I’ve cornered the market on the right way to do something.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The next day they went into battle with the desperate courage of brave men cornered.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton