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courthouse

[kawrt-hous, kohrt-] / ˈkɔrtˌhaʊs, ˈkoʊrt- /




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Weiss came into her CBS job without having done significant investigative or beat reporting, such as covering a legislature, a courthouse, or a battlefield.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Jackson’s fans stationed themselves throughout the route he’d take to the Santa Maria courthouse with signs showing their support, sometimes standing and shouting and other times driving alongside him and honking.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The last verse of the song says it all: “You know that flag flying over the courthouse means certain things are set in stone / Who we are, what we’ll do and what we won’t.”

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Some of the “graffiti boys,” now adults, were also at the courthouse.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

From the courthouse, Sancho and the official party went to the palace that was to become his residence.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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