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[kawrt] / kɔrt /








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She sent him 700 pages of documents, including photographs from her husband’s computer, John Overdeck’s lawyers said in a June court filing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The high court reinstated capital punishment in 1976.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

“I’m thankful because I know that on the court I can pick what I want and how I’m feeling and it means a lot to me. The confidence he has in his players is amazing.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Kartal asked for medical advice when Chwalinska went off court for a short break and her physical level came under severe scrutiny at the start of the second set.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Vanity, vainglory, dissatisfaction with my work,” he told the court, “and love of an easy life led me to the criminal path.”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

That 2019 opinion, which Kagan herself wrote, was about how much courts should defer to an expert federal agency’s interpretation of its own regulations.

From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2026

Unlike other schools, Mission College does not have its own tennis courts and rents courts at a nearby park to practice and play its home matches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

A cybersecurity incident at a private contractor has halted the nation’s bankruptcy-noticing system for a week, forcing courts across the country to improvise emergency measures as the company works to restore service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

An appeal is under way and expected to reach the courts next year.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

I probably should’ve gone over to the basketball courts.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

Unsurprisingly, her current focus is the aforementioned Hasan Piker, a man who is no stranger to controversy and has courted plenty of internet feuds of his own.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

But after being courted by McLaren, Verstappen signed a two-year contract extension over the summer break, saying he believed in the Red Bull project and didn't mind putting in the work to turn things around.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Of all the politicians Navatek courted under Kao’s leadership, Collins was its most important patron.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker once courted data centers but now has turned them a cold shoulder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

As his wealth and power grew, politicians courted his support, knowing that they couldn’t win without his blessing.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

An undeterred Hilton doubled down on courting Latinos after that faux pas, visiting East L.A. multiple times and even serving tacos after a lowrider cruise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Appreciate a music legend’s legacy: Dolly Parton got her start in Nashville as a country star, but she cemented her status as a global icon by courting pop fans.

From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026

An insoluble puzzle may be how to give artificial intelligence agents complicated open-ended tasks—tasks that may have many unpredictable paths to a solution—without courting outcomes very much contrary to the intentions of the task giver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

When it comes to courting the EU, Canada appears to some to be even keener than one of the bloc's closest neighbours.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The difference between me and the others is that I was painfully aware of my ignorance, while others like Simmon bumbled around, making asses of themselves with their clumsy courting.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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