courant

[ koo r-uh nt for 1; koo-rahnt, French koo-rahn for 2 ]

/ ˈkʊər ənt for 1; kʊˈrɑnt, French kuˈrɑ̃ for 2 /

Heraldry. (of an animal) represented in the act of running: a greyhound courant.

courante.

Origin of courant

1595–1605; < French: literally, running, masculine present participle of courir to run; cf. current

Ronald Fricking Reagan supported gun control, as Brett Josephe reminds us in an op-ed for the Hartford Courant.

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According to the Hartford Courant, "Walmart Protests Send A Message But Fail To Deter Crowds".

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On October 14, 1783, a week after his pub date, Webster commandeered the front page of The Courant.

Publishing’s Founding Father |Joshua Kendall |July 1, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The author was a 16-year-old Benjamin Franklin, whose older brother edited the Courant.

Still Looking for Mr. Right |Francesca Beauman |February 12, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Courant came to a full stop involuntarily, but recovered himself and followed his friends quickly.

Castle Craneycrow |George Barr McCutcheon
"Stick to that resolve, my child," said Courant, with mock benevolence.

Castle Craneycrow |George Barr McCutcheon
The "Courant" added that unless these terms were conceded the island of Lewis would soon be an uninhabited waste.

An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America |J. P. MacLean
Ewart entrusted it to the care of Wilson, a turnkey, who had disposed of it to the editor of the Courant.

The History of Burke and Hare |George Mac Gregor
The very look of an ordinary first page of the Courant is like that of the Spectator page.

Benjamin Franklin |Frank Luther Mott