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The groceries eventually arrive, and dinner still requires a trip to the corner store.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Gianluigi Donnarumma: Conceded an early corner after taking too long over a goal-kick, poor kicking often put team-mates in trouble and should have done better for the second goal.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
William alleges he was speaking to a woman on a street corner on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Napa Valley rocketed to international fame when its vintages shocked French rivals in a high-profile blind tasting contest that instantly turned the California corner into a wine-lovers' destination.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
We used only a corner of the table now, Father, Betsie, and I, but to me the rest of the family was always there.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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“Their guidance is incredibly valuable, as they can bring useful ecosystem expertise and experience that helps management to see around corners as they weigh both risks and opportunities.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
That's because of the switch between having the front and rear wings open in drag-reduction mode on the straights and closing in corners means the cars drop down towards the ground when they brake.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 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
This has given hard-hit corners of the market a chance to shine.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026
A little bit of you knew what I meant so please don’t try my patience in the corners of her lips.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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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
Prime Video has cornered the market on young-adult fiction, catering to a massive audience of women and girls who want to escape into love stories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Created in 2017, Binance has cornered much of the crypto-trading market, turning its co-founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao into a billionaire.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Vietnam has cornered the market on robusta since emerging from its war in the 1970s.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
When Rosie Lynn cornered him again after church last week and invited him to go on a walk with her, he’d been tempted, but only for a moment.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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I hate that feeling of overspilled momentum when cornering and braking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 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
Its cornering of an “extraordinary 90 percent of global production” of chemicals and dyes sparked fears of dependency among the Allies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Ferrari's strong starts and superior cornering speed puts them in the mix in the early laps, and the new hybrid engine with their "boost" and "overtake" modes leads to switching of positions for a while.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
Howard made sport of cornering journalists who had criticized Seabiscuit.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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