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courtyard

[kawrt-yahrd, kohrt-] / ˈkɔrtˌyɑrd, ˈkoʊrt- /
NOUN
court
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Members of the Republican Guard carried the casket draped in a French flag into the courtyard to the beat of a drum before Macron read a eulogy, saying Jospin fought for justice and freedom.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The estate later passed to aviation pioneer, Thomas Sopwith, in 1919, and by the 1960s, the tunnel had been repurposed to provide road access through the estate to the Horsley Towers courtyard.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Domingo arrives in the club’s lush courtyard garden sporting an olive-colored quilted Moncler padded shirt jacket over black bib Carhartt overalls and a black Valentino T-shirt, with a red neckerchief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Each housing site will connect to an outside courtyard with a garden and big communal rooms with group activities, Coates said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

He was in the courtyard, a square of grass surrounded by tables and chairs and a few barbecue grills and even a waterfall, which was pretty nice.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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