< Hindi ≪ Sanskrit krośa
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About three kos from Sirinugger, we stopped at another very extensive site of Cyclopeian ruins, at a place called Pandreton.
From Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet by Knight, William Henry
Lelha then started his horse, and it ran twelve kos there, and twelve kos back, seven times within the hour.
From Santal Folk Tales by Campbell, A.
About five kos off, we called a halt for breakfast, and reached Tusgam about four P.M.
From Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet by Knight, William Henry
About five kos on our journey we halted to let the kitchen come up, and had our breakfast on the snow in the company of a select party of marmots.
From Diary of a Pedestrian in Cashmere and Thibet by Knight, William Henry
In parts of India it is said proverbially that in every twelve kos there is a variation in the language,1 and very much the same might be said of the Malay Peninsula and adjacent islands.
From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Maxwell, William Edward, Sir
“If you’re investing in small data sets and relying on surrogate endpoints, the risk has simply become too high,” says Simos Simeonidis, managing partner and co-founder of Kos Biotechnology Partners, an investment fund.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Bodrum is close to Greek islands such as Kos, which are a magnet for migrants hoping to reach European countries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
The Boeing 737-8K5 took off from Manchester Airport for Kos, Greece, on 17 October 2023, but only got as far as northern Lincolnshire before the pilot was ordered to abort.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024
“Daily Kos turns 20, and what a ride it’s been,” Daily Kos, May 26, 2022.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2024
He passed die stairway to the pilothouse and squeezed past the extra cargo, crates of Kalamata olives and olive oil, sea sponges from Kos.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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