in the course of
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Discovering in the course of this book that Kim Thayil has synesthesia — a condition where one sense triggers another — was a huge aha moment.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Although it was Grossman’s Mercedes that struck the boys, jurors found that the pair “acted in concert with each other in the course of their activities leading to the fatal collision.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
"It also recognises colleagues injured and killed in the course of doing their job."
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
What choices Nadia Marcinko had, if any, in the course of her long association with Jeffrey Epstein, it is impossible for an outsider to know.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Her call at the school was generally made in the course of her morning ride.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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