corner
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Roll one corner of a tissue into a long, fine point and gently brush it across the tiny hairs around your lips.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
It remains a 200mph corner and a daunting challenge.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
None of those was as consequential as the one he turned into the corner of Ørjan Nyland’s net in the third minute of extra-time to put England in front for good.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Then I turned the corner: Freezers lined with beautiful tubbed sauces and pastas.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
I glanced at the couple as I followed Anna May and Frances to a table in the corner.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Even in popular destinations, it’s possible to seek out quieter corners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Part of this, I think, can be attributed to social media and its relentless invitation to aestheticize even the most mundane corners of domestic life, kitchen cabinets included.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Chair of the independent panel, which will decide the winner, Hollyoaks writer Sir Phil Redmond said the response to the competition had been "overwhelming" and "quite literally from all four corners of the UK".
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Some on Wall Street are growing increasingly concerned that leveraged ETFs are becoming more of a force in markets — potentially amplifying volatility in key corners of the stock market, like trendy semiconductor names.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Like she’d discovered him, a relic hidden away in the corners of this forgotten café.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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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
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
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
A short time later Deranque was one of three nationalist activists who, having failed to get away, were cornered by the opposing group.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Finally, at the climax of a twelve-day manhunt that had gripped the nation, a heavily armed patrol of the Sixteenth New York Cavalry had cornered Lincoln’s assassin!
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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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
F1 cars use so-called 'venturi' underbodies to accelerate the airflow and create an area of low pressure that sucks the car to the ground to increase cornering performance.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
“I see what you’re doing,” she’d accused Sarai one night, cornering her in the garden.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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