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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 Together, these efforts grew the corpus of Cantonese data from 100 million tokens to more than 500 million. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 The range in itself attests to the varied ramifications of Brancusi’s corpus. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026 The day of The Times’ article publication, the public defenders office helped the family file a habeas corpus petition on behalf of Wilber. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 After almost five months at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, Jacob's mother was released based on a habeas corpus petition in May. — Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for corpus
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  • Retail sales slowed further, and the urban investment slump deepened in August, while industrial output rebounded on the back of exports.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Grabbing an adventure-ready Bluetooth speaker loaded with impressive output, advanced AI acoustic optimization, and Auracast multi-speaker broadcast under $150 is a rare find.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • In April 1943, Operation Mincemeat used a corpse carrying fake invasion plans to fool Hitler into thinking the Allies would strike Greece rather than Sicily.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In the meantime, there’s a lot of unwieldy comic commotion involving a missing corpse, a tweaking, naked Dwight and enough insipid TV sibling bickering to clog the airwaves for a decade.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Corpus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpus. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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