corpora

plural of corpus
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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
  • The sheet is made of small tiles, each mapping two inputs to two outputs.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
  • These models can evaluate their own outputs better, break complex tasks into sub-tasks, and learn from feedback, potentially bringing AI closer to complex, real-world problem-solving.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Due to a nationwide internet shutdown it's been difficult to get information from the ground, but videos circulated by rights groups show piles of corpses and young protesters with bullet wounds.
    Kate Bartlett, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
  • In the kitchen, the inspector counted 22 roach corpses, 15 of them on the floor around fryers where three survivors roamed.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The decaying carcasses would have been covered by a film of bacteria, which can electrostatically attract clay found in the surrounding sediment.
    Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Sereno proposes that the creatures’ carcasses were first desiccated in a drought before suddenly being engulfed by sediment—likely brought on by a flood.
    Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The property has a special kind of refined, vintage charm, replete with relics like a retro annunciator panel and fun shower tiles that share facts about the city’s history in every bathroom.
    Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
  • In the years since, the battle’s decisive tactics have been closely studied, but archaeologists from the University of Glasgow and the National Trust for Scotland recently discovered an array of physical relics from the deadly conflict.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Corpora.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpora. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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