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[kawr-ner] / ˈkɔr nər /






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For context, Martinez - already on a booking - chose the moment Estevao swung over the corner to try to block off Wesley Fofana at the far post.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The company has said it will continue to manage the landfill, including addressing the smoldering underground fire “that is affecting the northwest corner of the landfill, as well as closure and post-closure activities.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Beyond this corner of the economy, the overarching malaise in the labor market is expected to persist into 2027.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

One of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI boom is an obscure corner of the industrial real-estate business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

A quick peek around the corner reveals the bathroom and a whole other level of disgusting, and I regret agreeing to help again.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

On street corners, the campaign signs for Kolodin and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, the Democratic incumbent, duel: “Protect every vote,” say Kolodin’s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Fernando Alonso has called F1 the "battery world championship" and described fast corners as "the charging station for the car", while Max Verstappen has called the new rules "Formula E on steroids" and anti-racing.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The 77-year-old king, who is receiving treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer, will embark on a jam-packed trip to some of the furthest corners of the Commonwealth taking in three countries in nine days.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

A recent surge in bond yields had weighed on most corners of the market outside the tech space.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

When they open again they’re red at the corners.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Harrison thought he had the animal cornered between two cars at one point, but no such luck — it slipped away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Prime Video has cornered the market on young-adult fiction, catering to a massive audience of women and girls who want to escape into love stories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

D-Wave has cornered the market for annealing quantum systems, which are tailored to optimization problems.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

Vietnam has cornered the market on robusta since emerging from its war in the 1970s.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

She hissed and spat like a cornered animal.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

In something of an irony, Lotus’s historic approach to cornering and traction management—crossed up, tail out, mustaches ablaze—looks a lot like what the kids call drifting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

With ambitions of cornering the electric vehicle market, India is also on the lookout for critical minerals such as lithium -- another resource Australia has in abundance.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Furious, Vanderbilt sought revenge by cornering Erie stock, buying up all available shares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Ferrari's strong starts and superior cornering speed puts them in the mix in the early laps, and the new hybrid engine with their "boost" and "overtake" modes leads to switching of positions for a while.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

Jules tapped me on the shoulder, and she and Aileen followed me outside, cornering me on the back steps of Childon Hall.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely


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