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au courant

[oh koo-rahn, oh koo-rahn] / ˌoʊ kʊˈrɑ̃, oʊ kuˌrɑ̃ /


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One of the few au courant innovations on “What’s in the Box?” involves surveillance: As one couple answers questions, the camera eavesdrops on the conversations among their competition, which can range from catty to worse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

External link The company is also central to what is au courant: the credit cycle and the AI boom, and also as an investment opportunity itself—or not.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

Capping a day filled with more au courant sounds, Bridges closed out Saturday with his polished throwback magic that proves some things never go out of style.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

This time, the villain is the very au courant artificial intelligence, here called the Entity.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2023

My informant was an Englishman, very highly placed, and distinctly au courant of the private history of the Marquise de Montijo y Teba, as well as that of her mother.

From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.




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