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coral

[kawr-uhl, kor-] / ˈkɔr əl, ˈkɒr- /




NOUN
polyp
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The island capital Funafuti's highest point is just two metres above sea-level, and two of its nine coral atolls are already largely swamped by rising seas.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

After more than a decade studying fungi, Large said the rarest species he had seen in the region was the coral tooth fungus.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The section “Skeletal Embodiment,” in which all the featured garments and objects are shades of bleached bone, blanched coral and fossil gray, is simultaneously prehistoric and futuristic—a realm of deep time in both directions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

An environmental impact assessment found that the dredging in nearby Malakal Harbour -- expected to start this year -- will cause the loss of 4.26 hectares of coral, impacting endangered turtles, fish and dugong.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Her lips were coated in a complementary coral gloss, and a bit of the color had strayed beyond the borders.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Clients snorkeled, learned about reef restoration and helped tend corals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

There is also no way yet to determine whether the corals seen in the 1960s really were dead and later recovered, or whether the original survey simply misinterpreted what was there.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

The aquarium has helped more than 3,300 trafficked animals, including corals, reptiles, fish and axolotls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

"Our corals are a time machine to the past, they're not a time machine to the future," she said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

But from afar, a galaxy reminds me more of a collection of lovely found objects—seashells, perhaps, or corals, the productions of Nature laboring for aeons in the cosmic ocean.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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