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[koht] / koʊt /






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The beige and blue mosaic of a prancing bull surrounded by a coat of arms is located in the city's historic 19th-Century Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II arcade.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The cub, whose coat is still peppered with reddish fur, is very active and still nursing, he said.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Small adjustments made big differences, like increasing pocket sizes to better fit the tennis balls and, with Sabet’s suggestion, extending her coat to the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Swapping his traditional coat and tie for rolled-up shirtsleeves, Starmer promised a more activist government where “stories beat spreadsheets” and said “incremental change won’t cut it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

It was a man “dressed in a white cravat, and a brown coat of the olden style.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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