corporal

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Recent Examples of corporal In 1980, Russ applied to the security team and has held positions there ever since, including roles as a corporal, lieutenant, chief, and captain, according to a press release provided by the park. CBS News, 10 May 2026 The man was later booked on suspicion of crimes that included corporal injury to a spouse or cohabitant, robbery, resisting arrest, and drug possession after he was found with methamphetamine. Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 4 May 2026 Court and jail records show Stevens was also being held on a remand arrest in connection with a 2022 felony case of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant. Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026 The band’s fevered rave-ups and corporal rhythms teeter just on the edge of collapse and take half a century of New York noise with them. Jenn Pelly, Time, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corporal
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Adjective
  • Some in anthropology take this further, describing houses and homes as social and symbolic spaces rather than merely physical structures.
    Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • This was a different era, when most teams at that level would have played direct, physical football.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Adjective
  • Assault and grievous bodily harm charges, which the pair denied, were dropped, as was a charge Brown faced of having an offensive weapon.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 July 2026
  • In return for the guilty plea, prosecutors dropped charges of assault, attempting to cause grievous bodily harm and having an offensive weapon.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

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“Corporal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corporal. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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