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Cory

American  
[kawr-ee] / ˈkɔr i /

noun

  1. a male or female given name.


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“It’s changing what employers are looking for,” said Cory Stahle, an economist at jobs site Indeed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

Fans had no social media to analyze the budding teen romance between Topanga Lawrence and Cory Matthews while the sitcom aired on ABC.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The original cast included Lea Michele, Amber Riley, the late Cory Monteith, Jane Lynch and Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester, the optimistic teacher leading the fictional McKinley High's glee club.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Rep. Cory Mills, whom Trump endorsed even though the House Ethics Committee is investigating him for alleged sexual misconduct, lost his primary.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

I would do whatever it took to become Cory Cormier’s right-hand man, doling out fireworks at my whim.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

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