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curtesy

American

[kur-tuh-see] / ˈkɜr tə si /

noun

under common law, the right of a husband to real estate belonging to his deceased wife in the case where the marriage produced a child who could inherit it.

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The answer was a 2-1 win over Newcastle, which came curtesy of Fabio Carvalho’s goal in the eighth minute of added time.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2023

At Arsenal in January, United missed the chance to put real pressure on the leaders with a 3-2 loss, curtesy of Eddie Nketiah’s winner in stoppage time.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

So could the reaction be confronting this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, where two of the most lauded and talked-about films are portraits of elite mathematical minds, curtesy of Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie Redmayne.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 8, 2014

Watch her evolution in this great video, curtesy of Vulture, from 2013.

From Time ● Mar. 10, 2014

Mr. Wells spoke with cold, almost ominous, curtesy and he would have shut the door in their faces if he had not caught the pitying look in a girl's eyes.

From Mary Rose of Mifflin by Frances R. Sterrett

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