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corner

[kawr-ner] / ˈkɔr nər /






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She excelled at online learning, which she could do quietly from a corner in Leffler’s office, and was well-liked at the grocery store and donut shop where she worked.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Japan’s consumer inflation picked up last month, firming expectations that the next interest-rate hike is around the corner.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

"I've dreamed myself into a corner and I still have so many things I want to achieve, so I'm gonna keep on working as long as I can to see everything come to life."

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

We struggled with the engine braking corner to corner.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

When Mietje appeared the following morning, I took a small banknote from my purse and tore off a corner.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Both tracks are dominated by long straights, which penalise the McLaren's high drag compared to Mercedes, and have very few high-speed corners where the car's strength can compensate for its weaknesses in slow turns.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

"There's definitely a few more bumps, a bit less corners, but generally there are some really good flowing sections."

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

More than a decade after scam rap emerged from the buzzier, grimier corners of Detroit hip-hop, a scammer anthem from a South Floridian is arguably the song of the summer.

From Salon Aug. 21, 2026

Semiconductor stocks experienced renewed pressure on Wednesday as the artificial-intelligence trade lost some shine and investors poured into other corners of the market.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

There’s a shadow of menace amid the corners.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

Created in 2017, Binance has cornered much of the crypto-trading market, turning its co-founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao into a billionaire.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

We’re frankly confused how Auchincloss cornered himself into this one.

From Slate May 30, 2026

Dad cornered fathers as they left their pews.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

I hate that feeling of overspilled momentum when cornering and braking.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 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

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

No surprise, the CX-50 has some handles, with taut body control and keen line-tracing in transient cornering and braking.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

Jules tapped me on the shoulder, and she and Aileen followed me outside, cornering me on the back steps of Childon Hall.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely




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