courant

[koor-uhnt, koo-rahnt, koo-rahn]

adjective

1. Heraldry.,  (of an animal) represented in the act of running.

   a greyhound courant.

noun

1. courante.

Word History and Origins

Origin of courant¹

1595–1605; < French: literally, running, masculine present participle of courir to run; current

Example Sentences

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.

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And she showed she’s a close study of au courant Gen Z retro hits, slipping into the breezy disco of “Moonlit Floor,” her kinda-cover of Sixpence None The Richer.

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As Morrison writes, Jost “was also a ‘Harvard Lampoon’ editor,” and “is, like Michaels, demonstrably well-read and au courant about politics. He is married to Scarlett Johansson, which lends him a Hollywood shimmer that Michaels appreciates.”

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The ordinance was approved after Silly String sprayed during a parade at a local apple harvest festival “discolored cars, stained clothing and instruments, and almost caused two police officers in the parade to lose control of their motorcycles,” according to the Hartford Courant.

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He was suspended and then resigned about a month after a Hartford Courant columnist wrote about Diamantis’ daughter being hired for a $99,000-a-year position in the Division of Criminal Justice “without any evident competition.”

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