1
: the pursuit of running game with dogs that follow by sight instead of by scent
2
: the act of one that courses
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See latest videos, charts and news Enter Laila!, the teenage Brooklyn phenom with rap royalty coursing through her veins.
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Angel Diaz, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024
Hurricane Helene sent several feet of water coursing through Mr. Davis’ own home.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2024
The Italian stretched out his fellow Tokyo gold medalist’s calf, attempting to ease the pain coursing through the 33-year-old’s leg.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
The steeply sloped topography that defines the Driftless region also makes water coursing over the landscape run faster.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2024
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Angel Diaz, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024
Hurricane Helene sent several feet of water coursing through Mr. Davis’ own home.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2024
The Italian stretched out his fellow Tokyo gold medalist’s calf, attempting to ease the pain coursing through the 33-year-old’s leg.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
The steeply sloped topography that defines the Driftless region also makes water coursing over the landscape run faster.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Coursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coursing. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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