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courtesy

[kur-tuh-see, kurt-see] / ˈkɜr tə si, ˈkɜrt si /




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Courtesy of Trader Joe’s Irish supplier, the Garlic Butter Irish Potato Chips unite Ireland’s most celebrated spud-themed delicacies in holy matrimony.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

A second vessel - the Ocean Courtesy, traveling under a Marshall Islands flag - left the same port on Friday with 172,000 tons of iron ore concentrate.

From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2023

Oleksandr Kubrakov said the Liberia-flagged Anna-Theresa and Marshall Islands-flagged Ocean Courtesy bulk carriers had left the port of Pivdennyi through a temporary corridor for civilian vessels.

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2023

Courtesy of Chip Kelly, that field goal came when he called time out to supposedly ice an already rattled USC kicker who missed a chip shot earlier and whose subsequent kick fell short.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2022

“Here you go. Courtesy of the Green Howards.”

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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