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Which race finishes in Nome and traditionally holds a ceremonial start in Anchorage?

course

[kawrs] / kɔrs /






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Over the course of the year the research will also look to map the travel of the plastic pellets.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

The police have offered condolences to the bereaved families and affected community and say more information will be provided in due course.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Winters, who teaches LMU’s popular “Producing and Screenwriting With AI” course, is working toward creating a new department called Creative Technology and Innovation, with the goal of launching in fall 2027.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Over the course of six seasons in Minnesota, Cousins was solid yet unspectacular.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Of course Betsie had always seemed older because she couldn’t run and roughhouse the way other children did.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Wong's friends told AFP earlier this year that the activist remained "energetic" while in detention by working out, playing the guitar and studying university courses.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Almgren said last week that he chose to run New York rather than flatter, faster courses in Chicago or Valencia because he wanted a true race rather than a time trial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Instead of golf courses, ski mountains or lakes, these developments—often with custom-built homes and members-only clubhouses—offer surfing as the main activity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

This year alone, Perkins said he had spent about £2,000 on courses and travel costs to support her training.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

I piled up courses on constitutional law, litigation, appellate procedure, federal courts, and collateral remedies.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Villages near the Adriatic city of Split were struck by the blaze, which coursed through pine forest-lined hillside, causing extensive damage to homes and cars.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Antisemitism,” she contends, “has coursed throughout American history.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

Overflowing rivers coursed through villages, sweeping away homes, roads and bridges and triggering landslides.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025

A sense of panic coursed through the city, as prices for food and fuel skyrocketed.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2024

Moss wasn’t sure if what coursed through his body was excitement or dread.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

While Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet traded in the red, they sidestepped most of the pain coursing through the AI supply chain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

But in one weird way, Schlittler is different from all the other major-league pitchers who have lightning coursing through their veins: He actually uses it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

A scene after the cup final last year, captured on video obtained by the BBC, shows how hare coursing involves serious money.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

That would be the fastest rate of growth since the fourth quarter of 2021, when COVID-era stimulus was still coursing through the economy, according to FactSet’s John Butters.

From MarketWatch ● May 17, 2026

The Rio Bravo, as it is called here, is swollen with rain, a torrent of water coursing toward the Gulf of Mexico.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario


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