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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 Their Spotify corpus doesn’t match the onstage intensity. Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026 The result has been a flood of habeas-corpus petitions filed in federal courts—more than fifteen thousand in the past two months alone. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026 The new firm, as is being redefined by AI, is a much smaller corpus of full-time employees, because those are the least flexible workers in your talent pool. Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026 For weeks, according to Valero Marcano and a habeas corpus petition seeking the family’s release, Amalia struggled with worsening respiratory symptoms. Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corpus
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  • The jobs help generate nearly $3 billion in annual economic output, according to estimates from the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association.
    Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Direct grocery and gasoline prices to households will in most cases be overtaken by slower growth of output.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
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  • Authorities have recovered 23,000 corpses, but tens of thousands remain buried in mass graves.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
  • John said he was asked to provide a truck to carry the corpses of the president’s security detail in case any died in the plot.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026

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“Corpus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpus. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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