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Cora

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[kawr-uh, kohr-uh] / ˈkɔr ə, ˈkoʊr ə /

noun

  1. Classical Mythology. Kore.

  2. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “girl.”


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Cora and Sam attend parent-teacher-association meetings and their families form a pod during the Covid-19 lockdown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

When the game ended, Red Sox manager Alex Cora said of Schlittler, “We needed to be perfect tonight—because he was perfect.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

“In the same way that Cora is slightly in awe of Mary because she represents this new sort of woman, I felt like, as an actress, the same about Michelle.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

“We’ll talk about it,” Boston manager Alex Cora said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

“I need to visit the outhouse,” Cora said.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead