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Corby

American

[kawr-bee] / ˈkɔr bi /

noun

a town in NE Northamptonshire, in S England.

Corby British

/ ˈkɔːbɪ /

noun

a town in central England, in N Northamptonshire: designated a new town in 1950. Pop: 49 222 (2001)

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“He does a tremendous amount of training,” Corby told me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

The Obi Wan is Bob Corby, a beloved rink wizard from St. Louis whose time-worn, brute-force coaching methods have lifted Stolz into the planet’s most dominating skater, a favorite to win multiple golds here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Corby was a former elite skater who coached Team USA in the early ’80s before going on to a long career as a Milwaukee-based physical therapist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

“I wasn’t enjoying it in the beginning because of the danger factor,” Corby said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

And I says then to Corby that was sittin' with me, I says, no son o' mine that ever had them fits would be buried in three days, not if I knowed it.

From Tom Slade's Double Dare by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)

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