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corral

[kuh-ral] / kəˈræl /
NOUN
enclosure
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Since he became Fed chairman in May, Warsh has vowed to corral inflation that has run above the Fed’s 2% target for more than five years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Mopping up: Neutralizing antibodies effectively corral HIV so there is less virus circulating in the body's blood supply.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

One morning in July 1992, Raynella said, she found him dead in their cattle corral, a hoofprint on the chest of his overalls, apparently knocked down and trampled as he fed the herd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

That proved costly less than a minute later when Markanich, racing up the center, got behind Galaxy defender Mauricio Cuevas to corral a long ball from Joaquín Pereyra, then beat keeper JT Marcinkowski cleanly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026

But as Bobby passed a storage barn and, beyond that, a livestock corral, he heard a horse’s tail swish.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

Multiple buildings stand on the property, including three separate guesthouses, a 5,500-square-foot movie theater with a stage, several barns, animal shelter facilities, corrals, and a maintenance shop.

From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: This leather-clad tray charges two devices and corrals your useful clutter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

Alongside survey work, the women help villagers access government insurance schemes for their livestock and promote the use of predator‑proof corrals - stone or mesh enclosures that protect animals at night.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026

The researchers suggest that by carefully arranging the positions of pinned atoms on a surface, they may be able to build larger and more intricate atomic corrals.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025

Ninety minutes above the river, I crested a broad ridge, passed a matrix of rock-walled yak corrals, and abrupdy found myself in downtown Namche Bazaar, the social and commercial hub of Sherpa society.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

And it has to do it without the star power it corralled in the past.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

When Deandre Ayton blocked a shot at the rim with 7:18 remaining in the second quarter Friday, LeBron James corralled the rebound and pushed the ball up the court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026

Among the arguments corralled by Mr. Scharf for sending humans to other planets is the suggestion that it would advance scientific discovery, help us figure out “human-machine coexistence” and perhaps improve government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Up to now, nanoscale corralling has only been achieved for photons and electrons; this study is the first demonstration that atoms themselves can be corralled in a similar way.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025

The few stray activities and dreamy people not caught up in it were being systematically corralled by Brinker.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

In contrast, making changes to Google’s bigger Pro models requires corralling much more of Google’s resources.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Up to now, nanoscale corralling has only been achieved for photons and electrons; this study is the first demonstration that atoms themselves can be corralled in a similar way.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025

But others maintain that the more defenses the department had in place, the better the prospects of corralling the fire when it was small, no matter the speed and behavior of the winds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025

For years, the environmental movement, which played such a pivotal role corralling American dam building, was focused more on improving automobile fuel economy and promoting electric vehicles than reducing the total amount of driving.

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2024

Shorty, the guy I met over bets with Fat Frankie, is in there corralling balls atop each table with a wooden triangle.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz




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