cornered
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No. But I don’t think I come at other musicians like that — like I’ve cornered the market on the right way to do something.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
“Blocking the strait isn’t in anyone’s interest, including Iran’s. But if they feel that they’re cornered, they’ll do it. And they have the logistics to do it,” said Bader Al-Saif, an academic at Kuwait University.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
In the decade before Ueda arrived in 2023, the BOJ cornered the government bond market to the point where no debt issues traded hands External link on certain days.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
In the decade before Ueda arrived in 2023, the BOJ cornered the government bond market to the point where no debt issues traded hands External link on certain days.
From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025
Dimarion took it, grinning like a predator who knows its prey has been cornered.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
