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- proper noun A
surname . - proper noun A male
given name transferred from the surname. - proper noun A female
given name transferred from the surname, also a pet form ofCora ,Corinne and similar sounding names.
Etymologies
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Examples
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She was just a guest star in this Bruce Willis/Damon Wayans action film ended far too quickly when her stripper-character, Cory, is savagely murdered only minutes after she shakes her money-maker.
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Cory is brilliantly creative and very game -- he would take anything I could throw at him and roll with it.
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Cory is focused on jobs, the economy and reigning in spending.
Jesse Benn: Gardner Not Talking Social Issues In Colorado's 4th Jesse Benn 2010
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This true story of Hal Friedman's son, Cory, is a gift of honesty, huge courage, and hope, and a reminder that against all medical advice and odds, human beings can prevail.
Against Medical Advice by James Patterson & Hal Friedman: Book summary 2010
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Cory is much unlike the second woman to become president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who is attempting to emulate Marcos by attempting to become a dictator and trying to outdo Marcos in corruption and human-rights violations.
Global Voices in English » Philippines: People mourn death of Corazon Aquino 2009
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Cory is focused on jobs, the economy and reigning in spending.
Jesse Benn: Gardner Not Talking Social Issues In Colorado's 4th Jesse Benn 2010
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Cory is focused on jobs, the economy and reigning in spending.
Jesse Benn: Gardner Not Talking Social Issues In Colorado's 4th Jesse Benn 2010
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In the lower right is a hot air balloon, wherein Cory dwells just below the stratosphere in the blogosphere, as noted by xkcd.
More work on the Cory Doctorow painting frankwu 2009
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Cory is focused on jobs, the economy and reigning in spending.
Jesse Benn: Gardner Not Talking Social Issues In Colorado's 4th Jesse Benn 2010
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Besides his fiction, Cory is also a vocal technology activist, most notably on the subjects of digital rights management and other copyright/content related issues.
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