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Though films like “Flashdance” and “Perfect” made aerobics gear au courant, Ms. Fonda’s namesake aerobics label proved too fashion-forward and quickly folded. Jane Fonda: The Reluctant Fashionista 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z
But there’s something accidentally au courant about the company these days: the vibrant, neon-intense colors; the screaming floral prints; the voluminous cuts, which seem only tangentially related to the shape of a woman’s body. Critical Shopper: Marimekko in the Flatiron District - Critical Shopper 2011-10-19T22:14:30Z
The patterns were reconstituted from the original patterns, and three decades later seemed surprisingly au courant. The Top 10 Moments of Paris Fashion Week 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z
Can a tunesome romance be socially and comedically au courant, without forsaking the sentimental wooing and winning we still pine for? Can romantic musicals survive Twitter, Facebook and hookups? 2012-03-14T20:17:04Z
In rhetorical culture, the most important writing was au courant, and the “best” readers made use of it to enhance their own eloquence. The History of “Loving” to Read 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z
Its adroit use of masonry, metal and wood — rough and finished, reclaimed and new — results in a relaxed milieu at once antique yet au courant. A rave for Ethan Stowell's new Ballard restaurant, Staple & Fancy Mercantile 2010-10-14T20:47:00Z
Indeed, Mr. Black’s movie benefited from the au courant notion that B-movies could be a form of Pop Art. In ‘Pretty Poison’ and ‘Gun Crazy,’ Femmes Fatales With Deadly Firepower 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z
About a decade ago, she and her boyfriend moved to Los Angeles, where she took classes and performed with the Groundlings, the seemingly de rigueur training ground for many au courant comedians these days. Sarah Baker Speaks for the Overweight on ‘Louie’ 2014-05-13T02:30:16Z
The Georgia hub scored big points for keeping its Southern fare au courant. These Are America's Best Food Cities 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z
The images, dramatic and au courant, underscore a long-held truth that bears repeating: In jazz, it’s standard practice not only to survive but to thrive, with style, in the late phases of a career. In Jazz, Listen to the Timeless Elders 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z
No matter the style, to be au courant, hair must be conditioned and shiny. Skin Deep: Imperfect Makeup Is a Trend for 2012 2012-01-18T21:26:30Z
"Mission: Impossible" has had its ups and downs, but 2011's exciting "Ghost Protocol," with its layers of deceit and disavowing, made "Mission" au courant again. A new era of secrets and spies in Hollywood 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z
But thanks in part to their use of au courant buzzwords like “authenticity” and “appropriation,” the “Oberlin foodies” became national symbols of campus culture wars run amok. The Year of the Imaginary College Student 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z
This time, the villain is the very au courant artificial intelligence, here called the Entity. ‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One’ Review: Still Running 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z
In New York, Gutin adds, she was “a consumer, and she’s always been someone who was very au courant with fashion and cultural trends.” Melania Trump auctions off her hat, and has become the latest victim of the cryptocurrency crash 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z
To make the drug kingpins au courant, the author endows them with a libertarian strain. Review | Jo Nesbo puts a Nordic chill on ‘Macbeth’ 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z
It was a disappointing outing for an awards show that professes to be edgily au courant but whose every creative element seems sadly stuck in the past. Here Are the Best and Worst Moments of the 2016 Grammys 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z
Recently, the beer panel tasted 20 examples of American brown ale, which is something of an afterthought in a beer culture awash in more au courant styles. Brown Ales May Be Unfashionable, but the Style Is Timeless 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z
Glo Spa supplies au courant pampering — think fireplace adorned treatment rooms and pelt-studded relaxation area with views of deer leaping through the surrounding prairies grass. Life’s more than a beach. Four mountain towns to visit this summer. 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z
A co-working space soon followed, and together, these businesses became an au courant local hub. Hotel Review: Paramount House Hotel, Sydney 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z
There were, however, wry references to Caitlyn Jenner and Tom Brady to keep things au courant. 'Spamalot' a summer treat at Hollywood Bowl 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z
But no matter how au courant the show was, it was never a ratings success on CW, with an audience hovering in the range of two million. Television: ?Game? on: More Real Than Reality TV 2011-01-09T02:34:14Z
"We were very excited about were we could go, the possibilities, what was au courant we could make fun of," he said. 'Young Frankenstein' has new life on 40th anniversary 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z
Add au courant accessories to the neutral base, then switch them out in the future. The ins and outs of outdoor decor 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z
Fashion in this context was not about looking au courant or attractive by some arbitrary standard. Perspective | For Nancy Pelosi and the new women in Congress, fashion was a defiant statement of purpose — and resistance 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z
When dubstep was au courant in London, Shepherd delved into boogie and disco. In 2015, jazz reasserted itself 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z
One seems to depict food packaging; the other is a field of random letters, beautifully smudged and au courant. Outsider Art 2017: A Top 10 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z
It's everyone who appreciates what's au courant on the London culinary scene: plates for sharing, the revived art of charcuterie and biodynamic wines. London's Brawn Diner 2011-03-31T15:15:00Z
The entrance to this au courant spot in the outskirts of Palermo is camouflaged by a wall of graffiti — the work of the stencil virtuosos Vomito Attack. 2010-01-29T05:21:00Z
His intentions and form are old-school — echoing the work of Robert A. Heinlein, Frank Herbert and Isaac Asimov, among others — but his subject matter and cultural attitudes are utterly au courant. Review | Neal Stephenson’s ‘Termination Shock’ is another prescient page-turner 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z
The cooking is classic, the plating au courant. The Georgian: Sumptuous fare in ‘Downton Abbey’ luxury 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z
This is a moral conformity that is wholly undemocratic, unthinking, au courant and terrifyingly puritanical. Alec Baldwin Skewers Trump. And Supports Allen and Toback. 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z
No one expects cops to be au courant with the latest fashions. Stalkers and Dead Wedding Guests: The Latest in Crime Novels 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z
Mr. Maggio’s decision to turn the critic into a freelance food blogger makes little sense, given his supposed kingmaker status, but the director doubtless thought it ever so au courant. | 'Bitter Feast': Hungry for Revenge 2010-10-15T01:59:00Z
Aesthetic notions that would draw a dismissive eye roll in au courant curatorial circles — the importance of honing fundamental artistic skills, the primacy of the painstakingly crafted object — still hold powerful sway here. Provincetown: Still the Place to Paint and to Party 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z
It is not where one goes to learn about anything au courant. How to Think About Curiously Unfashionable Footwear 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z
Q. Do you watch award ceremonies’ red-carpet coverage to stay au courant? Film: From the Annals of Reinvention: Vidal Sassoon 2011-02-04T17:23:52Z
The show relies too much on artists who are academically approved or market-hardy perennials, and, either way, relentlessly au courant. Art Review: ‘Regarding Warhol’ at the Metropolitan Museum 2012-09-13T21:37:57Z
And Woodstock General Supply just expanded from across the river, hawking au courant country goods like canvas backpacks and shaving supplies. Hudson, N.Y.: An Elegant Transformation 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z
Her thumping, au courant single “Yoga” was the first song on which she was the lead artist to crack the Billboard Hot 100. Janelle Monáe, and Other Wondaland Artists, Step Back in Time at the Highline Ballroom 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z
In short, more fashionable, politically au courant images. A Gorgeous Center for Photography, Far From Picture Perfect 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z
Her three-times platinum “Reputation,” which delved further into an au courant pop sound following her smash “1989,” received just one nomination, for best pop vocal album. 2019 Grammy Nominations: Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Women Lead the Way 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z
The tournament director, who was not au courant, changed their entry from Mr. and Mrs. X to Mr. X and Ms. Y, her maiden name. Bridge: Celebrating With a Slam 2012-02-10T23:48:13Z
This is just the sort of multimedia/au courant material you can imagine WET tackling, which they do here under the direction of lead producer, Ali el-Gasseir. New on Seattle stages: ‘Nerd,’ ‘Foreigner,’ adoption drama 2014-01-24T01:36:15Z
Though she is nothing if not au courant, Ms. Dunham, 28, meshes easily with her elders. Lena Dunham and the ‘Man Who Drew Eloise’ 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z
And what could be less au courant than 3-D’s clumsy mode of distribution? The Misunderstanding of 3-D 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z
The efficacy of grabbing several au courant hit makers to serve up their interpretations of Beatles songs isn’t likely to ingratiate this show to aficionados. A ‘Salute to the Beatles,’ with a little help from musical friends 2014-02-04T19:53:18Z
The first season won a Peabody Award, among other honors, for its sleek embrace of au courant concerns like the loss of privacy amid the tyranny of smartphones and social media. Rami Malek of ‘Mr. Robot’: The Face of Hacktivism 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z
But it is pretty rare for two contenders to grapple with an au courant vexation shared by many, though plainly not all, Americans: fear of Russian meddling. Mother Russia Crashes the Oscars 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z
"Yeah?" he said when told over lunch at a Venice eatery that all of a sudden his music feels au courant. Norwegian pop star Thomas Dybdahl uses L.A. as his lab 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z
Had it arrived four years earlier, amid the spate of class-conscious thrillers like “Parasite,” “Knives Out” and “Joker,” Fennell’s version of an eat-the-rich satire might have seemed at least thematically au courant. ‘All of Us Strangers’ soars at Telluride, but ‘Saltburn’ barely leaves a mark 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z
Capping a day filled with more au courant sounds, Bridges closed out Saturday with his polished throwback magic that proves some things never go out of style. Review: Day In Day Out has become Seattle’s hippest urban festival 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z
Yet the current corporate owners of Chia Pets describe the product as unexpectedly au courant, even prophetic. Joseph Pedott, 91, Dies; Made Chia Pets an ‘as Seen on TV’ Sensation 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z
The Kansas-raised, LA-based artist has plenty to praise these days, and her au courant take on soulful dance pop is more than delivering on the promise of that viral video. 3 concerts to catch in the D.C. area over the next few days 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z
But while the sonics have clear antecedents, the lyrical concerns are au courant: Lead singer-songwriter Molly Rankin elevates “Very Online Guy” from social media commentary into something sadder than satire. 4 concerts to catch in the D.C. area over the next several days 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z
Yet even if American society is turning dystopian fiction into a sucker’s game, “Invisible Things” feels au courant. How Mat Johnson's sci-fi space satire captured our COVID-19 crackup — four years ago 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z
But that happened in 1911, and who can expect a Senator to remain that au courant? Column: Uvalde demonstrates our cowardice about guns 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z
The taut thriller on a topical theme is perfect for readers longing for an au courant successor to Eliot Pattison’s Inspector Shan Tao Yun mysteries. 7 books you'll want on your summer thriller reading list 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z
What didn’t I — a millennial woman and member of the chattering literary class — see in this vibey, au courant ménage à trois plus un? Review: Sally Rooney bursts her own bubble 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z
What emerges in all this back-and-forth is more than just a banal dispute over whose musical style is more au courant. Review: In 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' Chadwick Boseman gives his final and finest performance 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z
But he’s begun to think of self-expression as a form of therapy, whether it’s on the show, onstage or in his own music, which sets his laid-back flow over au courant trap beats. How a white rapper's sidekick became a breakout sitcom star... and TV's unlikeliest role model 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z
Kyle Kuzma, his hair dyed molten gold, peeled off his silk shirt and cashmere sweater and leopard-print pants Davis paused to whisper a joke to James, whose couture is rarely less than au courant. The Lakers, the Clippers and a Rare Fight for L.A. Basketball Primacy 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z
I assumed, at first, that this was an attempt at staying au courant, but Ramirez is more cultural attaché than trend chaser. The Cross-Cultural Cuisine of Llama San 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z
The app takes design cues from Co—Star and The Pattern; it’s blue and gold, with the cool minimalist lines that denote au courant taste. There’s now an app that lets you pick stocks based on your astrological sign 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z
Bausch being dead, her work will eventually cease to be au courant. Can Modern Dance Be Preserved? 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z
These ever so au courant milieus, where adults value “coolness” with the passion of insecure teenagers, repelled me, and for a while I thought this was a failing on my part. From New York’s fake heiress to Donald Trump, we’re living in the age of the scam | Hadley Freeman 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z
The songs hew to au courant production trends: electronic snap and clap tracks, hip-hoplike verses that mingle with pop melodies and the requisite whoa-oh-ohs to keep you busy. Old Dominion, the pop-country band with roots in Virginia, delivers one irresistible hook after another 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z
The longest-serving Congress member, who has passed away, caught people by surprise with musings on Twitter which kept him au courant. 10 Things to Know for Today 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z
But the outspoken Democrat’s social media musings - let alone presence on the platform - drew widespread interest and kept him au courant. In or out of the House, John Dingell was at home on Twitter 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z
But the outspoken Democrat’s social media musings — let alone presence on the platform — drew widespread interest and kept him au courant. In or out of the House, John Dingell was at home on Twitter 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z
Forever the trendsetter, performer and Civil Rights activist Lena Horne topped her au courant suit with a pea while parading in London. A Complete Guide to Buying the Essential Women’s Pea Coat 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z
Office workers will soon toil where Angelenos of their great-grandparents’ generation once tried on shoes and purchased the most au courant styles in hats. Historic home of clothier Desmond's is ready for its comeback on Broadway 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z
The dance battles represent both the most au courant display of the museum’s oldest collection, and perhaps the subway artists’ most elevated performance yet. Subway Breakdancers, Clad in Armor, Go Medieval at the Met Museum 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z
Death, it turns out, is quite au courant these days, the Felch’s clients namely being women but also frat bros, grandparents and “people with face tattoos.” NV Exchange: Mom-daughter taxidermy shop brings dead to life 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z
Here, you can eat, drink, hang out, have coffee, work, play pingpong on a glossy table designed by a local artist, etc. — whatever you want to do in such an au courant “third place” space. Joining The Collective: a new take on a private club meant to defrost the Seattle Freeze 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z
The look may not seem quite as au courant to those who grew up in the era, but the young and daring will find Jonathan Adler’s new pieces chic and fun. The daring side of spring home décor | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z
As with others, the initial designs include many au courant elements, including an accent wall. Computer-aided design: Using online consultants to decorate your home 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z
In 2017, wearing something tacky became a point of pride for the au courant. 17 Reasons to Love Fashion in 2017 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z
The Grammys have weathered criticism for favoring well-established artists over those at the forefront of popular music, an issue that largely falls by the wayside with this year's slate of au courant nominees. Grammys get in tune with hip-hop and diversity for 2018 nominations – LA Times 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z
I told him that I recently rewatched “Do the Right Thing” and was astounded by the degree to which it felt au courant and even prescient. The Culture Caught Up With Spike Lee — Now What? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z
The stretch is full of au courant bars, stores, hotels and restaurants. Five Places to Go in Singapore 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z
Many of his songs have tweaked the overarching seriousness of the entertainment world while also demonstrating a canny grasp of what is au courant in the pop music world at any given time. 'Weird Al' Yankovic's 40-year career has outlasted some of the artists he's parodied 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z
It’s understandable that Grammy ceremony officials want the show to be perceived as au courant, and that they strive to include as many current nominees and award winners as possible. Grammys may have missed an opportunity to salute Leonard Cohen and Merle Haggard 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z
That is, her knack for identifying great songs and songwriters, whether they fit the mold of what was au courant when she was recording and touring before Parkinson’s robbed her of her career.  Don Henley, Jackson Browne and friends salute Linda Ronstadt at Parkinson's benefit 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z
In fashion’s current maximalist climate—color! texture! pattern! all together now!—these ankle boots are an easy way to appear au courant without feeling like a fashion victim. Boots Made for Walking, With a Wild Side 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z
For all the exuberance on stage, Panorama is as much the latest salvo in the war between two promotional giants as a showcase for au courant acts.‎ With new music festival Panorama, Goldenvoice pushes east 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z
Listening as well as talking, being interested and au courant in what they’re up to. Why don’t I have any friends? You asked Google – here’s the answer | Annalisa Barbieri 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z
Less au courant is the name emblazoned in neon cursive at the board's center: Bratz. Bratz dolls look to make a comeback with an updated vibe 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z
His spot at the genre’s vanguard isn’t new, but Garden of Delete is the first album he’s made that feels completely disconnected from the electronic music that’s au courant. Is electronic music on the brink of its grunge moment? 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z
Part beautification and part indoctrination, the 3-D designs range from 45-foot-tall flower baskets with traditional peony motifs to displays highlighting the most au courant Communist Party propaganda slogans. Flower power, Beijing style: China goes big on blooms for National Day 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z
I like to read the English papers, as well as twirling through The Times, to stay au courant. How Simon Doonan Spends His Sundays 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z
And Boston is not alone, as these types of megaprojects continue to dominate the conversation among policymakers, planners, boosters and those who wish to keep their cities au courant in the 21st century. The Urbanologist calls South Lake Union ‘soulless’ 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z
London’s taxi driver test enshrines knowledge as — to use the au courant term — an artisanal commodity, a thing that’s local and homespun, thriving ideally in the individual hippocampus, not the digital hivemind. The Knowledge, London's Legendary Taxi-Driver Test, Puts Up a Fight in the Age of GPS 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z
According to Oates, they were just doing what was "au courant", while his partner adds, "I've never been afraid of being different." Hall & Oates: 'I hated being a Daryl doll' 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z
The standard trouser is an au courant slim cut, though regular fit is also available. Virgin Atlantic Brings Sexy Back With Vivienne Westwood-Designed Uniforms 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z
Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins tops the poll, in which scientists and economists, particularly those au courant with social media, are in the ascendance. What's the big idea with Prospect's World Thinkers poll? 2013-04-25T05:00:01Z
Greed: The faddishness is an open invitation to hucksters, who can sense when educators are desperate to prove they are au courant. Three fears about blended learning 2012-09-22T15:00:00Z
I will keep you au courant of the decision. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z
The Argentina camp is kept busy following UK reactions, while the UK is suddenly au courant with the minutiae of Argentina's football season. In Argentinian football, the Falklands legacy makes waves 2012-02-09T18:45:38Z
I am so little au courant with the gossip of the neighbourhood, as you say, that this is the first intimation I have had of the fact. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z
The two senators talked politics, and Noailles put me a little au courant of Roman society and the two camps black and white. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z
She explained that she had just had a letter from America, from an old cousin of her father, who always kept her au courant of the quaint and humorous goings-on of the country-side. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z
We adjourned to the serre, and he put us au courant of everything. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z
Nor was any one at the moment sufficiently au courant with the Virgin Queen's leading characteristics to feel certain whether the comparison instituted was meant to be complimentary or insulting in the extreme. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z
It is written for the au courant, with minimal definitions and zero explanation. | Parsippany: Kosher Dishes, Straight From India 2011-08-20T01:57:53Z
He seemed to have read everything and to be au courant of all that was said and thought all over the world. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z
The "Journal des Débats," the "Times," and the "Augsburg Gazette," put you au courant of the affairs of Europe, as though Paris and London were not a thousand leagues away from you. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z
Of course I can't write half of what I have seen, but the papers will keep you quite au courant. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z
Sanderson, au courant, continued his exposition after a preparatory glance around the stalls. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z
I will do myself the honor to keep you au courant with my history. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z
Many dishes followed a general style that seems to be au courant in Connecticut restaurants: a preference for sweet accents in savory dishes that I do not share. | Fairfield: A Cheerful Brasserie, With Sweet Accents 2011-05-01T00:27:18Z
I thank you most heartily for keeping me au courant to the destinies of the Magazine. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z
"I have heard a great deal about you; my sister has mentioned you in all her letters and I am quite au courant." Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z
No person desirous of being au courant as to the great political world of the present day, should be ignorant of this work. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z
In two words, you shall be au courant with the affair. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z
She seems to have kept herself au courant with his movements, and actually to have known when he was expected in. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z
He enjoys associating with criminals, being able to quote them on matters of interest to the "hang-out," and giving the impression that he is au courant with their business. Notes of an Itinerant Policeman 2011-01-24T03:00:19.187Z
"As for me," said Mr. Kriver, "you are aware of my zeal; and I assure you that I will keep our party au courant of all the enemy's manœuvres." The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z
The very au courant use of "Facebook" and "Google" as verbs got a thumbs down as well. Words "viral" and "epic" consigned to college trash 2010-12-31T17:38:22Z
The au courant technology addresses a gap in security that garnered critical attention after the failed bombing of a Christmas Day flight to Detroit. 2010-02-07T05:00:00Z
My informant was an Englishman, very highly placed, and distinctly au courant of the private history of the Marquise de Montijo y Teba, as well as that of her mother. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections
I am not sufficiently au courant with pre-historic times to be able to tell you why, but I can see what she has done since she did marry. A House-Party Don Gesualdo and A Rainy June
Do write, dearest friend, keep me au courant of everything. The Brownings Their Life and Art
Its object is to keep the friend of princes and dictator of literary opinion au courant with her ideas, measures, and general policy. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13
You have kept yourself au courant with everything that has happened in the camp of the enemy?” The Princess Virginia
There, the senior and junior ministers assembled to transact affairs, and the chamber being situated in the immediate vicinity of the shogun's sitting-room, he was able to keep himself au courant of important administrative affairs. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era
And by somebody who is au courant with the very latest and undetectable poison. The Stretton Street Affair
It should be recalled, however, that a large percentage of these men were "old soldiers," had seen service at Guillemont with the Royal Irish, and were therefore au courant with every form of deep scheming. Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry
"If people in a better world are really au courant as to the affairs of this, I should like Lady Jane Vawdrey to know that I am not utterly without the instincts of a gentlewoman." Vixen, Volume III.
Oh, I assure you, you should read Coventry, although he is wrong on the question of Church-government: you are not well au courant with the literature of the day unless you do. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert
It is easier to divine the "Sources" and the inspiration of The Age of Bronze than to place the reader au courant with the literary and political causerie of the day. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry
If it be not presumption to say so, Parliament puts a clever man au courant with politics and affairs of state in a way surprising to himself. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American
Being full of interest and constantly au courant with events, she is always companionable, and is able to talk intelligently of many things. Impressions of a War Correspondent
And as such occasions occurred pretty frequently, it happened that I was kept au courant with everything of importance—and with a great deal that was exceedingly unimportant—that occurred on Cliff Island. The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn
He will keep you au courant, at the same time, tell the name of every settler and settlement, and some good stories to boot. Canada and the Canadians Volume I
I knew he had never been to Germany before, and was au courant with the harmless nature of his mission. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben
“But all the fellows depend on me to keep them au courant, as it were.” The Jester of St. Timothy's
It appeared to me that the restaurant was not exactly au courant with international complications and the gastronomic consequences of the Peace. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-25
Those wishing to keep au courant with the further development of the movement would do well to take in the Irish Homestead, post free 6s. 6d. per annum. Ireland In The New Century
She has been au courant of the whole affair for the last fortnight—that is, as an on-looker. The Marriage of William Ashe
You are not expected to keep yourself au courant with what is going on in the realm of spooks. The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce — Volume 2: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians
Byron is very fond of gossiping, and of hearing what is going on in the London fashionable world; his friends keep him au courant, and any little scandal amuses him very much. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 556, July 7, 1832
He was a dapper energetic little fellow wearing foreign dress and quite au courant with foreign ways. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China
Boucoiran was devoted, though, and she counted on him for looking after her children, for keeping her strictly au courant, and letting her know in case of illness. George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings
Some of the latter accompanied us on horseback, while others were accommodated upon elephants; most of them followed the headquarters, and were thus kept au courant of all that took place. Freeland A Social Anticipation
A couple of minutes were sufficient to put him au courant of the real state of things. Homeward Bound or, the Chase
To what extent Byron was 'au courant' with home politics when he wrote the lines, it is impossible to say, and without such knowledge some doubt must rest on any interpretation of the passage. Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1
Known to and by everybody, his interest in the service keeps him au courant to every change and regulation, rendering him an invaluable companion to all to whom an army list is inaccessible. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2
Aunt Mary, who was kept au courant, wrote: "How can you, dear Philip Gilbert, find time to paint so much, and to write so much?" Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894
He kept himself au courant by reading a penny paper of infinite suggestion called Modern Society. The History of Mr. Polly
His friend, Mariotto, kept him au courant in all the gossip of art, and told him of the great cartoons of Leonardo and Michelangelo, which he too went to see. Fra Bartolommeo
I should have something to do, if I put you au courant of all my acquaintances. A Terrible Secret
The only crime of Jackson had been to keep his court au courant with the state of affairs in Rome. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France
My mother had come first with my brothers and sister, whilst my father remained a little longer to put his successor au courant. Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894
You have kept yourself au courant, I know. Phantom Fortune, a Novel
During her absence, Mr. Murray wrote to her two or three times a week, and kept her au courant with the news of the day. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843
It was my duty to keep them au courant with anything that struck me as important, which in the stress of the business of the peace conference they were likely to overlook. The Bullitt Mission to Russia
I was kept au courant of their progress by one of their most enthusiastic disciples, M. Gustave d'Eichthal, who about that time passed a considerable interval in England. Autobiography
Aunt Susan was extremely intelligent, and her conversation was full of humor; she also wrote capital letters, and kept her nephew au courant of all that happened to their common friends. Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894
He was a diplomatist with some years of service behind him, and was perfectly au courant of all the routine and habits of the Foreign Office. My First Years as a Frenchwoman, 1876-1879
I like to keep you au courant of that matter, since you are so good as to take interest in it. Canada and the States
In Italy, as in France, the peculiar timbr of Mark Twain's humour found an audience not wholly sympathetic, not thoroughly au courant with his spirit. Mark Twain
I had of course, in the interval, been visited alternately by my father and step-mother, who kept me quite au courant of all that transpired in their fashionable world in my absence. The Doctor's Daughter
They are always kept up au courant of the interior councils and ultimate objects of the most national, and, in one sense, the most powerful body in the whole community. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1
He was also a very able man, one of the pillars of the ministry, au courant of every treaty and negotiation for the last twenty years, very prudent and clear-headed. My First Years as a Frenchwoman, 1876-1879
I was put au courant with all this by the chatter of the ladies in the coach. Stray Pearls
Nobody but themselves was fully kept au courant with this wonderful siege, which had hitherto been recorded in interlined copy-books, or little paper books pasted together, and very remarkably illustrated. Magnum Bonum
My gazettes will have kept you so much au courant, that you will be as ready for any conversation at your return, as if you had only been at a watering-place. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
The fortunes of the sanctuary and its treasures, the institution and arrangements of the kings with reference to worship—we are kept au courant about these, but about hardly anything else. Prolegomena
He was perfectly au courant of all the questions between the Vatican and the French clergy—his son, secretary of embassy, would go with him. My First Years as a Frenchwoman, 1876-1879
Please don't forget to keep me au courant of your movements in re Jan., &c. The Life of Sir Richard Burton
Please count always on the feelings of sincere and high esteem of your very cordially devoted F. Liszt Bayreuth, August 2nd, 1875 The papers keep you au courant of the marvels of Wagner's theater here. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End
Keep me 'au courant' as to your movements. The Island Pharisees
To amuse her daughter she gathers all the gossip of the court, all the news of her friends; she keeps her au courant with the most trifling as well as the most important events. The Women of the French Salons
The Jalyn Arabs were his friends; and, although they paid tribute to the Egyptian Government from their frontier villages, they acted as spies, and kept Mek Nimmur au courant of the enemy's movements. The Nile tributaries of Abyssinia, and the sword hunters of the Hamran arabs
I beg your pardon again," said Gissing, "but you are not au courant with the affairs of the store. Where the Blue Begins
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