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They streamed out of the stands after Buendia's brilliant 25-yard bullet found the top corner in the 79th minute, missing Gallagher and Van Hecke's late efforts.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
I was just in awe of Bob’s creative workshop with fabrics, sequins, rhinestones and sketches coming out of every corner of his workspace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The moves have helped Net-a-Porter turn a financial corner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Area manager at Auction House Notts & Derby, Jonathan Way, said he believed it was a "creepy doll" left standing in the corner of a bedroom that had captured people's imaginations.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
A grand piano is in the far corner.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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Statistically, the front corners of a vehicle are the most likely to be damaged in the average collision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
When people will show up to see a movie regardless of its content or quality, filmmakers can cut all the corners they want.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The new circuit, known as the 'Madring', is a demanding 5.4-kilometre track with 22 corners, including its headline feature, a 24-percent-banked turn nicknamed "La Monumental".
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
"You've got three corners where you're turning and braking, and if you lock up, the wall is right in front of you, which is very reminiscent of the corner in Baku - Turn 15."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Ratwin moved across the ship, sniffing in corners, flicking out a small light green tongue to taste the paint.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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The unharmed horse was eventually cornered by police, before being lassoed.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Prime Video has cornered the market on young-adult fiction, catering to a massive audience of women and girls who want to escape into love stories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Christ was cornered — pay taxes to Rome, or be branded a traitor — and so he turned the trap into a statement about the limits of power.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Some of the recent videos show the runners bumping into security guards and shoving past church staff, then leaving after being cornered and told to get off the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
When Rosie Lynn cornered him again after church last week and invited him to go on a walk with her, he’d been tempted, but only for a moment.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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The Multistrada lights up the night with dynamic cornering headlamps, integrated into the upper fairing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
With ambitions of cornering the electric vehicle market, India is also on the lookout for critical minerals such as lithium -- another resource Australia has in abundance.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
The reduced downforce has lowered cornering speeds and ensured some of the quicker corners, where drivers did not have to slow down before, will be more challenging.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
Western security officials fear the Yemeni faction could start staging attacks out of East Africa, effectively cornering shipping from both coastlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
The first part was all about his coach, cornering me.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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