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corral

[kuh-ral] / kəˈræl /
NOUN
enclosure
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Since he became Fed chairman in May, Warsh has vowed to corral inflation that has run above the Fed’s 2% target for more than five years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Mopping up: Neutralizing antibodies effectively corral HIV so there is less virus circulating in the body's blood supply.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

Instead of letting the lanky, nearly 7-foot Durant corral the loose ball, the 6-foot-3 Smart dove to secure it for himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

The gated lot has a chicken coop, a horse corral, an organic garden and fruit trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026

Nali parked the truck next to the corral.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Multiple buildings stand on the property, including three separate guesthouses, a 5,500-square-foot movie theater with a stage, several barns, animal shelter facilities, corrals, and a maintenance shop.

From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: This leather-clad tray charges two devices and corrals your useful clutter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

Alongside survey work, the women help villagers access government insurance schemes for their livestock and promote the use of predator‑proof corrals - stone or mesh enclosures that protect animals at night.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026

The researchers suggest that by carefully arranging the positions of pinned atoms on a surface, they may be able to build larger and more intricate atomic corrals.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025

The one about the dolphin that saves everyone’s lives and corrals the bad guys until the sheriff arrives.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

Los Angeles police corralled and arrested scores of minibike riders on Sunday, thwarting a takeover of 6th Street Bridge, police said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

He even devises a way to keep the goats corralled so that he doesn’t have to chase them down or use up his precious bullets and gunpowder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

And so the first hawk, Hamish, was corralled into service.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

These motionless atoms have a major effect on how a liquid turns into a solid, including the creation of an unusual state of matter known as a corralled supercooled liquid.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025

Reporters ran for the door like corralled horses through an open gate.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

In contrast, making changes to Google’s bigger Pro models requires corralling much more of Google’s resources.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Up to now, nanoscale corralling has only been achieved for photons and electrons; this study is the first demonstration that atoms themselves can be corralled in a similar way.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025

For years, the environmental movement, which played such a pivotal role corralling American dam building, was focused more on improving automobile fuel economy and promoting electric vehicles than reducing the total amount of driving.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2024

The need for sustained diplomacy, coalition-building and corralling of private capital makes that impractical.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024

“Come along,” said the shoemaker, corralling the others.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys


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