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Corby

American

[kawr-bee] / ˈkɔr bi /

noun

a town in NE Northamptonshire, in S England.

Corby British

/ ˈkɔːbɪ /

noun

a town in central England, in N Northamptonshire: designated a new town in 1950. Pop: 49 222 (2001)

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Legendary coach Bob Corby thought he was done with speedskating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“The kids are all like, ‘Oh man, this suit is like five tenths of a second faster per lap’ and I’m like, ‘Nah, baloney,’” Corby said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Corby isn’t completely out on the modern stuff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

“The cable is holding you up and simulating centrifugal force on the corner,” Corby said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

Father Corby was climbing to the summit of a mound close by; an order rang out, bugles repeated it, and the blue ranks faced their chaplain.

From Special Messenger by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

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