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A once-dull corner of the energy market is shining brighter than ever.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Graham hails from the northwestern corner of South Carolina known as the “Golden Triangle” and “the foothills of the mountains.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Bradley Barcola: One early run into the box which won a corner after he skipped past Pedro Porro.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Hamawy led me through the polished medical half of the office to a room around the corner with a conference table and a messy whiteboard with leftover green-marker notes from the primary.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
As soon as she thinks the nosebleeds are under control, another one is just around the corner.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Even in popular destinations, it’s possible to seek out quieter corners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The spring onion comparisons have gained traction in unexpected corners of the internet.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Part of this, I think, can be attributed to social media and its relentless invitation to aestheticize even the most mundane corners of domestic life, kitchen cabinets included.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
Some on Wall Street are growing increasingly concerned that leveraged ETFs are becoming more of a force in markets — potentially amplifying volatility in key corners of the stock market, like trendy semiconductor names.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
In actuality the Beje was the center of an underground ring that spread now to the farthest corners of Holland.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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
D-Wave has cornered the market for annealing quantum systems, which are tailored to optimization problems.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Some of the recent videos show the runners bumping into security guards and shoving past church staff, then leaving after being cornered and told to get off the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
A short time later Deranque was one of three nationalist activists who, having failed to get away, were cornered by the opposing group.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
That evening I cornered Harry as he wrote a letter.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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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
In other words, it is the track where cornering performance - particularly at low and medium-speed - is most important, and engine power least.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Even qualifying is no longer the pedal-to-the-metal spectacle of raw speed, cornering skill and courage that separates the great from the merely quick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
In particular, the rear-axle steering—standard equipment on the Turbo S—puts a huge tiller in the water, giving the Turbo S an easy, trust-building precision as the cornering loads build.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Av’s zoologist brother Murdoch had already come, and he enjoyed cornering people to talk about how cells divide.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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