coursed

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If you throw in the rhetorical brilliance, the heart and the boundless wit that coursed through his greatest works, his pre-eminence is hard to challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

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

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

It took a split second for the instincts of Principal Laura Gutierrez to kick in when an earthquake coursed through Aldama Elementary School in Highland Park as she stood outside supervising recess.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024

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

From New York Times • May 6, 2024

In her little boat, Tanin clutched her stomach, rocking herself back and forth as the tears coursed down her cheeks, past her open mouth, her lips forming the words but not saying them.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee