Corey
Americannoun
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Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
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a male given name.
Example Sentences
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The officers who killed Corey Ruiz should and may face accountability.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
"The referendum is the cloud over everything," said Corey Hogan, a Liberal MP from Calgary who invited dozens of his colleagues from across the country to this year's stampede to promote unity.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Cheese makers would sometimes pay farmers to dump the whey onto their fields or feed it to livestock, said Corey Geiger, lead dairy economist at CoBank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
The same-store sales streak and the new customers are a signal that the brand’s turnaround is materializing, Jefferies analyst Corey Tarlowe said in a note on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Corey is Corey Handlemann, a junior who Carrie’s had a crush on for at least three weeks.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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