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corky

kawr kee

  • s  (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin

  • In the Stravinsky piece, he may have lacked the proper corky bite, but his Brahms had a propulsive, thunderous intensity that swept his audience into a roar of applause.
  • The rest of the time these actors go corky on their lines, overact operatically or sit and talk.
News & Articles

  • Memphis planner Corky Neale was teacher, cook, 'tireless volunteer'
    Charles Allen ‘Corky’ Neale, former research director for the RISE Foundaton, was an urban planner and a co-founder of the business incubator Emerge Memphis, but he was also a professor, a champion of the working poor and a big supporter of the Memphis Farmer’s Market.
    June 12, 2013 - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Quotes

  • Dusty Baker in Cincinnati.com
    He's got swelling in there that he didn't have (Sunday),Baker said. "He's a little sore. Hopefully, he'll be better tomorrow. He'll get treatment all day in case I've got to pinch-run or pinch-hit for Corky late in the game. The trainer is...
  • Bill Bray in MLB.com
    Last night wasn't very successful to begin with,said Bray, who was a 4.50 ERA while retiring three of four inherited runners. "The goal is to go out there and hit my spots. David Wright had a big flyout and Corky Miller made a heck of a...

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