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Karun

American  
[kuh-roon, kah-] / kəˈrun, kɑ- /

noun

  1. a river in SW Iran, flowing SW to the Shatt-al-Arab. About 515 miles (830 km) long.


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India's stubborn pair of Karun Nair and Washington Sundar led them out of a pickle from 153-6, playing with assured control that the rest of the top order had been lacking.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2025

From 153-6, India hung in through the determination of Karun Nair, who ended the day 52 not out.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2025

Bowling with supreme rhythm from the Pavilion End, Carse pinned both Karun Nair and India captain Shubman Gill leg before.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2025

He could easily have had further wickets, most notably when Karun Nair gloved a short ball between wicketkeeper Jamie Smith and Ben Stokes at leg slip.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2025

Twenty-five miles below Basra the river Karun from Shushter and Dizful throws off an arm, which seems to be artificial, into the Euphrates.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

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