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Crucially, if the car is cornering badly, for instance, it is hard to know if it is actually the car's fault, or just the simulator playing catch-up.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2024

I feel like this question is cornering us into taking a busman’s holiday, and what I really want to know is what my colleagues are planning to watch over the summer.

From New York Times • May 17, 2018

"The regime is cornering the rebels even further," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2016

"Comcast is cornering a market on just as important a commodity, the Internet and the flow of information," she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2014

Anyway, all day I’ve been trying to think of a way of getting out of it, and now here she is, cornering me before I’ve nailed down an excuse.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina