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[kawrs] / kɔrs /






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O’Hara, of course, played Culkin’s mother in “Home Alone” and “Home Alone 2.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

It’s still early, of course, but the road to a spot in Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium suddenly appears more challenging.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Of course, there are reasons for prices going up.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Liana Horster, the farm manager and instructor of a course called food systems, has watched students drop 50 seeds into a hole that only needed one.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

In the course of this unwelcome encounter, he had forgotten himself.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

The researchers argue that getting foundational concepts right is important far beyond introductory chemistry courses.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

Guidera is certified in surf therapy, taking courses through Groundswell Community Project, a surf therapy program that uses surf to promote holistic healing.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Leroy applied for parole five times while in prison, but was rejected each time due to what his family said was incomplete courses.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Trump, a former real estate magnate who promotes family enterprises at every opportunity, told Martin that Doonbeg was "one of the greatest courses in the world".

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

By then I was nearly through Rockville High School and looking at the catalog of courses from Purdue.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

My body coursed with anxiety for the entire pregnancy.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

Overflowing rivers coursed through villages, sweeping away homes, roads and bridges and triggering landslides.

From Barron's Oct. 15, 2025

It's been three years now, but the 35-year-old school teacher has no trouble recalling the "pure shock" that coursed through when she and partner Kris Ventura, 33, opened the page.

From BBC Feb. 8, 2025

A sense of panic coursed through the city, as prices for food and fuel skyrocketed.

From New York Times May 6, 2024

Outrage coursed through him, and it was disproportionate to the moment—as though Thyon had been peering not just into the room but into the dream itself, witness to those perfect moments with Sarai.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The novel’s length is daunting, but the writing is swift and eventful, often expressed in coursing run-on sentences.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

South Wales Police confirmed the Vale of Glamorgan was seeing an increase in hare coursing, and said the force was taking action.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

That would be the fastest rate of growth since the fourth quarter of 2021, when COVID-era stimulus was still coursing through the economy, according to FactSet’s John Butters.

From MarketWatch May 17, 2026

Cook, who built Apple into a colossus with influence coursing through geopolitics, pop culture and the daily lives of billions of people, said he would step down as chief executive on Sept. 1.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

“Now,” said Mrs. Baker, “while the sugar is coursing through your veins.”

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt




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