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cornered

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


Example Sentences

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"Overall we are seeing a European Union that has been cornered," said Li Shuo, from the Asia Society, a long-time observer of climate politics.

From BBC

Dusty is played by Josh O’Connor, who lately has cornered the market on sensitive, passive outsiders.

From Los Angeles Times

Many experts said the outage showed how reliant tech is on Amazon's dominance in the cloud computing sector, as a market largely cornered by AWS and Microsoft Azure.

From BBC

Hologic has cornered the market for women’s health products and related diagnostic tools.

From Barron's

His edge is a bit like a concealed weapon, but it seems unlikely he’ll be cornered by his own warped sensibility.

From The Wall Street Journal