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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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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 This story has been updated to include the writ of habeus corpus filed by the Tates’ legal team on Wednesday. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026 Immigration attorney Morella Aguado, who is not involved in Cervelo's case, told CBS News Miami that a habeas corpus petition allows someone in immigration detention to challenge the legality of their detention in federal court. — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 However, in response to student queries, WHEEP-3 began to generate not only expected answers based on the training corpus, but also original statements that appeared to offer fresh insights. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 Nonetheless, his corpus boasts certain continuities and several recurring motifs. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corpus
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  • The Chargers’ offense, already weakened by a series of injuries to its offensive line and receiving corps, struggled mightily, recording their second-lowest output of the season at 259 total yards.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • That output would provide substantial manufacturing capacity as the company pursues a higher flight rate.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
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  • Twenty-three-year-old Avia Cantrell is now charged with capital murder, while a man believed to be her boyfriend, 26-year-old Camron Baker, is charged with abuse of a corpse.
    — Erin Jones, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The sheer number of corpses meant that traditional burial ceremonies were forgotten for a time, and mass unmarked grave sites were used outside the city walls.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Corpus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpus. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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