in a corner

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Stanley’s worldwide manufacturing empire began in a corner of Connecticut that had no business becoming a manufacturing center—a landlocked region about 85 miles from Manhattan with no rail service, no waterway and few raw materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

But in a corner of inner east London, it was a different story.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

At the scene, nurses wept in a corner: "What has happened to our colleagues?"

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Robert De Niro sat quietly in a corner.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

Buck, as was his custom, was lying in a corner, head on paws, watching his master’s every action.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London