courant
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of courant
1595–1605; < French: literally, running, masculine present participle of courir to run; cf. current
Example Sentences
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If SGA’s interviews were edgier, if his game were a little more noisy, if his sneakers were more au courant than good ol’ Converse…it might be different.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
External link The company is also central to what is au courant: the credit cycle and the AI boom, and also as an investment opportunity itself—or not.
From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025
Capping a day filled with more au courant sounds, Bridges closed out Saturday with his polished throwback magic that proves some things never go out of style.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023
Yet the current corporate owners of Chia Pets describe the product as unexpectedly au courant, even prophetic.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2023
My informant was an Englishman, very highly placed, and distinctly au courant of the private history of the Marquise de Montijo y Teba, as well as that of her mother.
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
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