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Researchers found that the amount of built-up land in high-risk zones in northern Nepal, parts of south-eastern Tibet and a corner of India's Uttarakhand had grown by about 45% between 2016 and 2023.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Both Foreman and his colleague took off running around the corner onto Crenshaw, with the gunman on their heels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Why else have a 6-foot-whatever nearly 60-year-old guy from the Bay Area in your corner?
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
It still accepts orders until 2 a.m., so we settled into a corner table to survey the buzzing scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
From the corner of my eye, I could see Mrs. Kuen clasp her hands, her grip tightening as I played.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Fernando Alonso has called F1 the "battery world championship" and described fast corners as "the charging station for the car", while Max Verstappen has called the new rules "Formula E on steroids" and anti-racing.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
The 77-year-old king, who is receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer, will embark on a jam-packed trip to some of the furthest corners of the Commonwealth taking in three countries in nine days.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Treasury yields rose as the rally in risky corners of the stock market diminished the safe-haven appeal of the bond market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Peer into one of social media’s dark corners: Family estrangement is one of the most complicated situations to navigate for parents and children alike.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026
When she looked in the mirror, Danny noticed the way her smile tugged down at the corners.
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
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
On June 29, when another tremor cornered Gil even further, teams from El Salvador and Costa Rica entered through a parking lot connected to the area where they believed Gil was.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Vietnam has cornered the market on robusta since emerging from its war in the 1970s.
From BBC ● May 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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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
In other words, it is the track where cornering performance - particularly at low and medium-speed - is most important, and engine power least.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
No surprise, the CX-50 has some handles, with taut body control and keen line-tracing in transient cornering and braking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Emmett was thinking about cornering James, no doubt.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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