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uncork

[uhn-kawrk] / ʌnˈkɔrk /




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They aim to show Nuton’s bioleaching technology works at scale and can be deployed throughout the Americas to uncork the low-grade sulfide ores left in old mines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

He proceeded to uncork a lifetime’s worth of Eastside memories in five minutes as we enjoyed our appetizer of macaroni soup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024

Boutique wineries and cideries are ready to uncork their latest vintages.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

He’s thinking he’ll uncork his ’59 Latour, which goes for more than $2,000 a bottle.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2023

I uncork the vial and take a deep sniff.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

The composer struts in during a rehearsal, uncorks an embarrassingly stagey speech about his life and views, and forbids Guthrie from putting his modern spin on the oratorio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025

Picking it up from the diagram, where the unsuspecting Bauer as Black has just played 13…a7-a6, White uncorks 14.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2023

There are heavy doses of Kevin Durant in how Wembanyama sets up and uncorks his pure jump shots, but he’s far taller and far longer than the Brooklyn Nets superstar.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2022

Kushner uncorks a tale that spans more than half a century and moves as quickly as Reno rides her motorcycle across the salt flats of Utah, briefly becoming the fastest woman in the world.

From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022

Alan sets down a garbage bag full of Amber and Clover’s old baby clothes, uncorks a bottle of cold champagne.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Heady visions of AI’s potential have uncorked a tidal wave of AI-linked borrowing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

With the pressure uncorked, she continued to play freer on her way to retaining the Melbourne title in 2024, then earned back-to-back victories at the 2024 and 2025 US Opens.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

They claim to share a sisterhood but whose dissimilar economic and social statuses rocket to the surface like freshly uncorked champagne bubbles.

From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2025

At one point, a splitter uncorked by Sasaki prompted Barnes to scream, “Oh, my God!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025

Olanna got up and uncorked the second bottle.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Joshua capitalised and using his years of experience - and perhaps the emotion - he drew Prenga on to a jab before uncorking a crushing right hand.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

By the end, he was holding his head high at Liu’s gold medal romp, and uncorking his back flip in the Games-ending gala.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

Then again, at this point in 2023, much of the talk surrounding the Chargers was how Herbert was going to be uncorking bombs all over the place under then-offensive coordinator Kellen Moore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2024

Last year, he threw a memorable first pitch before a Guardians games, uncorking a wild toss and that bounced to the backstop.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

“Yes, I expect so,” said Dumbledore, withdrawing a fresh bottle of silver memories from inside his robes and uncorking it with a prod of his wand.

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


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