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core

[kawr] / kɔr /


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It's one of the core issues in the high-level talks reportedly set to resume in Islamabad on Tuesday after a first round of historic face-to-face negotiations took place in the Pakistani capital last weekend.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The GI generation, the cohort that became the core of the postwar middlebrow phenomenon, would not have made that mistake.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

For this study, researchers examined core samples taken from 1,669 feet below the surface during a weeks-long expedition at the summit of Prudhoe Dome in 2023.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

ING economist James Knightley said focus will center on core retail sales, which strips out autos, gasoline, building materials and eating out and better reflects broader spending trends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“Because that’s where we take our core science into society to actually help people with it.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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