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Cora

American  
[kawr-uh, kohr-uh] / ˈkɔr ə, ˈkoʊr ə /

noun

  1. Classical Mythology. Kore.

  2. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “girl.”


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Even—or perhaps especially—in his anguish, he never lets us in, as if his protectiveness toward Cora stretches to his audience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

How might justice be done for Cora, Dawson, and Callan if the person who killed them doesn’t spend the rest of her life behind bars?

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

This series sequel enlists Hunter Schafer and Michelle Yeoh to play rough in this dystopia, with Schafer as Cora, a human Blade Runner who teams with Yeoh’s Olwen, a fading replicant.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

During the pandemic, he would go on to collaborate with Cora on a short film called The Singer.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

I watch Cora eat, and feel a little ill.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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