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as in output
the complete works of an author Jane Austen's corpus is modest in number but magnificent in achievement

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as in corpse
a dead body international conventions requiring that the corpus of the enemy combatant be treated with respect and dignity

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Recent Examples of corpus After he was convicted, now it’s gone on to appeals, he’s filed for two Habeas corpus’, he’s filed an appellate brief. Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 22 May 2025 The results showed that on a nano level, the blacktip shark’s cartilage had two distinct regions, the corpus calcareum and the intermediale. Discover Magazine, 20 May 2025 The academic corpus treats market timing like a kind of mirage - achievable in theory but not in practice. Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 Attorneys for the brothers have said that now that both brothers have been denied parole, the legal team will pivot to a habeas corpus petition filed by the brothers at the outset of their road to seeking freedom. Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for corpus
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  • Only some performance engines require Premium fuel for the best power output, fuel efficiency, and engine function.
    Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The research also uncovered gender-specific patterns in the AI model outputs while measuring how often the AI models provided culturally appropriate responses that aligned with taarof expectations.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
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  • The vengeful, eponymous matriarch, played by German actress Maja Tervooren (Maren Eggert), has killed her children and attempts to present their bloodied corpses to her husband Jason, embodied fiercely by French-Senegalese star Nourou Cissokho (Jean-Christophe Folly).
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Brady’s troop of photographers appear to have sometimes moved corpses to compose a better shot.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025

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“Corpus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpus. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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