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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 Between 1966 and 1970, Time-Life released its Library of Art special collection, a corpus of twenty-eight volumes, introduced (as per usual) one at a time. Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025 Because public datasets rarely cover machine-shop edge cases, Lee’s group has spent years capturing high-resolution images of cutting tools, gathering sensor streams from 3-D printers and scanning operator manuals into a searchable corpus. Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025 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 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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  • Less defensive work equalled more offensive output.
    The Athletic's Liverpool staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
  • When your data quality is poor, things are going to go downhill fast because that leads to flawed models producing unreliable outputs.
    Kathleen Walch, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
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  • Israel wiped out entire cities with nothing left but an abundance of rubble mixed with thousands of corpses stuck underneath.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • And now one of those corpses could soon be Evelyn’s.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025

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“Corpus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpus. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

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