courant
[koo r-uh nt for 1; koo-rahnt, French koo-rahn for 2]
- Heraldry. (of an animal) represented in the act of running: a greyhound courant.
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Origin of courant
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Examples from the Web for courant
Contemporary Examples
Ronald Fricking Reagan supported gun control, as Brett Josephe reminds us in an op-ed for the Hartford Courant.
According to the Hartford Courant, "Walmart Protests Send A Message But Fail To Deter Crowds".
On October 14, 1783, a week after his pub date, Webster commandeered the front page of The Courant.
The author was a 16-year-old Benjamin Franklin, whose older brother edited the Courant.
Historical Examples
Warner withdrew from his editorship of the Courant and remained neutral.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, CompleteAlbert Bigelow Paine
He published the preliminaries of peace in the Daily Courant.
The Journal to StellaJonathan Swift
The first journal of this description was the Daily Courant, published in 1709.
Curiosities of CivilizationAndrew Wynter
In 1702 was printed the first daily newspaper, The Daily Courant.
AddisonWilliam John Courthope
The following article appeared in the Daily Courant of Hartford in 1864.
The Funny Side of PhysicA. D. Crabtre
Word Origin and History for courant
n.
"newspaper" (now only in names of newspapers), from French courant, literally "running," present participle of courir "to run" (see current (adj.)).
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