corpora

Definition of corporanext
plural of corpus
1
as in outputs
the complete works of an author Jane Austen's corpus is modest in number but magnificent in achievement

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

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Noun
  • Forty-four percent of Gen Z workers admit to actively sabotaging their company’s AI rollout by entering proprietary data into public tools, refusing to use AI outright, or intentionally producing low-quality AI outputs to make the technology look ineffective.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
  • All of the protein design tools were AI-based, and their outputs were checked using AlphaFold 2, the Nobel-winning AI protein structure software.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His body languished for years inside the room-temperature building in Penrose with other corpses before their discovery.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Three other roach corpses were spotted around the restaurant.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In no time more than a dozen dragons were lunging up at the carcasses, tearing off chunks and lashing out at competing toothy mouths around them.
    Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
  • Anacapa Island, for instance, has no services aside from some primitive campsites, a lighthouse and limited hiking options, but is also a major seabird rookery from April to August, which translates to lots of bird poop, noise, bird carcasses and territorial bird behavior.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Legend has it that these relics are the remains of martyrs from the early days of Christianity in Rome that were discovered in the 16th century in unmarked graves in the city's catacombs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • Channel Islands National Park, California A throwback to old California, the five-island park preserves paleolithic digs, frontier-era ranches and relics of Spanish exploration.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
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“Corpora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpora. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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