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concours

[kawn-koor, kong-koor] / kɔ̃ˈkur, kɒŋˈkʊər /




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I judge concours events myself around the U.S. and Canada, so I knew that this BMW was not ready.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 14, 2025

“I think of my life,” Justus Rosenberg once told an interviewer, “as what the French call concours de circonstances — a confluence of circumstances.”

From Washington Post Nov. 19, 2021

“It’s a serious collection,” said Peter Hageman, a Kirkland-based car collector, dealer and concours judge specializing in Bentleys.

From Seattle Times Oct. 25, 2018

But the vintage car market took off in the 1980s, said Phil Tegtmeier, a Ferrari broker and concours judge from Bryn Mawr, Pa. “‘

From New York Times Aug. 23, 2018

And you assume to take for granted that I also regard you as—as hors de concours.

From The Younger Set by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers




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