coursing

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Coursing from rivers to canals to irrigation ditches, much of the water eventually made its way to retention basins, where it soaked into the ground, replenishing groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2025

Short for Coursing Ability Test, the sport tests a dog’s speed and drive across a short distance.

From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2020

Coursing with adrenaline from his incredible catch, Laughlin gets things started with a staccato machine-gun-fire response, rattling off bunch of befuddling, glorious regional gems like...

From Golf Digest • Jan. 22, 2018

Coursing underneath Bambaataa’s pastiche of Kraftwerk, George Clinton, and other extraterrestrial encounters was a drum part unlike anything ever heard before.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2016

Coursing in diverse kinds of circles, adopting each motion at the proper time, Suyodhana, possessed of great energy, once more seemed to prevail over Bhima.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan