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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

"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

Critics warn of another potential “Lehman Brothers” moment lurking around the corner for AI, while “Big Short” investor Michael Burry predicted in August a 1987-style fall for the stock market.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

But he only had eyes for the electrical setup in one corner.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

From the corner of my eye, I could see Mrs. Kuen clasp her hands, her grip tightening as I played.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

I know enough about how he works to know when he’s cutting corners.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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

D-Wave has cornered the market for annealing quantum systems, which are tailored to optimization problems.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

“He’s in the business of annihilating all Indian sweet makers in the world. He’s already cornered the North American market.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

In something of an irony, Lotus’s historic approach to cornering and traction management—crossed up, tail out, mustaches ablaze—looks a lot like what the kids call drifting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 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

The match must have finished hours ago...as had any hope of cornering Malfoy.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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