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corner

[kawr-ner] / ˈkɔr nər /






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Happily, there’s always another adventure right around the corner, whatever age you are.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

The corner of the yard, shaded by mesquite and shoestring willows, had fallen conspicuously quiet.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Eyelid lifts were one of the top five cosmetic surgeries last year; if you hang out in a certain corner of Instagram, you might not be able to escape the term bleph, short for blepharoplasty.

From Slate Sep. 2, 2026

"Did it sink? Did it find its way into another corner of the reservoir?"

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Out of the corner of my eye, a shadow comes down the hall.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Tokenized trading will also support traded companies seeking innovative ways to reach investors, while also easing the movement of assets between different corners of the market and minimizing “isolated pools of liquidity,” the exchange said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

He also urged parents to pay close attention to their children’s online activity, noting the ease with which teenagers can enter dark corners of the internet.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

And even though levels of leverage in certain corners of the market have ebbed from their peak levels seen shortly before July’s artificial-intelligence swoon, risks remain.

From MarketWatch Aug. 30, 2026

That was enough to put him at the front of the grid, despite only being fourth and seventh-quickest respectively in the first and final sectors, which have more slow-speed corners.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

The dock was built in the old-fashioned style, thick stone making three corners of a square, lined with buildings, the fourth side open to the sea.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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

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

The more exposed he is to the laughter, and the more cornered he feels, the more ridiculously he will have to respond—because he can’t admit to an error.

From Slate Jun. 27, 2026

"They've got us cornered because they tell us: if you don’t accept the repatriation programme, you'll be stuck in a mess here in Congo," said Gabriela, visibly upset.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

Maybe I was starting to realize that we were cornered, and Samir had gotten lucky one too many times.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

The all-terrain tires undo some of this good work; the taller sidewalls mean more deflection in sharp cornering, a less crisp steering response, and a bit more tire noise at highway speeds.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 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

The reduced downforce has lowered cornering speeds and ensured some of the quicker corners, where drivers did not have to slow down before, will be more challenging.

From BBC Feb. 5, 2026

These modes have limited authority over actual acceleration, suspension damping, cornering limits and steering feedback.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 28, 2026

The first part was all about his coach, cornering me.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi




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