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Cori

[ kawr-ee, kohr-ee ]

noun

  1. Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.


Cori

/ ˈkɔːrɪ /

noun

  1. CoriCarl Ferdinand18961984MUSBohemianSCIENCE: chemist Carl Ferdinand. 1896–1984, US biochemist, born in Bohemia; shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1947) with his wife Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori (1896–1957) and Bernardo Houssay, for elucidating the stages of glycolysis


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When Reprieve lawyer Cori Crider first met Hisham Sliti, she wore a hijab out of respect for his religion.

“Anthony Weiner is the mayoral candidate for mayor,” said John Cori of the Friends of Rockaway.

He would give some to Cori, who had younger children, and she would give them most of the gift.

Cori followed because she had children, and they were safer where Burl led than anywhere else.

She gave the child to Cori and confidently moved to follow him.

There would be a superb entrance for him upon his return from the army, 'cavatina guerriera con cori'.

Cori left with her children—very carefully on watch for danger to them—to see what she could find.

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