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corral

[kuh-ral] / kəˈræl /
NOUN
enclosure
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Boucher believes that frantic efforts to corral her may have further frightened Luna, who fled into the nearby woods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Mopping up: Neutralizing antibodies effectively corral HIV so there is less virus circulating in the body's blood supply.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

The news was that Mr. Warsh managed to corral a unanimous 12-0 vote in favor despite the previous public views of some governors that a rate increase was called for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

She didn’t use AI to generate prose, but she did use it to transcribe interviews, edit text and corral data.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

He was behind the barn, just as the boys had said he would be, supervising the construction of a large, high-walled corral made of wooden posts and slats interwoven with lengths of twisted wire.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Multiple buildings stand on the property, including three separate guesthouses, a 5,500-square-foot movie theater with a stage, several barns, animal shelter facilities, corrals, and a maintenance shop.

From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: This leather-clad tray charges two devices and corrals your useful clutter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

Alongside survey work, the women help villagers access government insurance schemes for their livestock and promote the use of predator‑proof corrals - stone or mesh enclosures that protect animals at night.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026

The researchers suggest that by carefully arranging the positions of pinned atoms on a surface, they may be able to build larger and more intricate atomic corrals.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025

They kept running, and they didn’t stop to look back at the big truck or the corrals until they were a quarter mile away.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

Los Angeles police corralled and arrested scores of minibike riders on Sunday, thwarting a takeover of 6th Street Bridge, police said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Successfully corralled, Franz earns the degree of doctor of law, and achieves success in the insurance industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

And it has to do it without the star power it corralled in the past.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Unsettled, they tried to rush out after the event but were corralled to flank Gorka in a photo op.

From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026

Before long she had corralled her two brothers into an energetic game of tygers, complete with snarls and pretend biting.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Up to now, nanoscale corralling has only been achieved for photons and electrons; this study is the first demonstration that atoms themselves can be corralled in a similar way.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025

A drawing on a stone discovered in Jordan in 1951 depicted the kites as enclosures for animals, but whether it was for hunting or corralling livestock wasn’t clear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

But others maintain that the more defenses the department had in place, the better the prospects of corralling the fire when it was small, no matter the speed and behavior of the winds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025

For years, the environmental movement, which played such a pivotal role corralling American dam building, was focused more on improving automobile fuel economy and promoting electric vehicles than reducing the total amount of driving.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2024

Shorty, the guy I met over bets with Fat Frankie, is in there corralling balls atop each table with a wooden triangle.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz


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