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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 The community also signed cooperation agreements with KPS, the Institute of Language Sciences of Shanghai International Studies University, AltStory, and Kuaizi, with the partnerships focused on data sets, linguistic corpus building, and research into AI agents. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 June 2026 To pay the tax, the trust either has to dip into its corpus, reducing the children's future benefit, or get permission to give less to the spouse, which can require going to court. Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 4 June 2026 Since October, he was transferred to and from the Everglades detention center twice before his release in early May, following a Fort Myers federal judge’s grant of his habeas corpus petition and an order for his release. Miami Herald, 1 June 2026 In 2022, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled 5–2 that elephants have no constitutional rights and that Happy should not be released pursuant to habeas corpus, per the NYT. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for corpus
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  • The snapshot of firms’ output, which includes measures like new orders, buying, and hiring, indicated that, as hostilities eased at the start of the month, firms were fast to recover.
    Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Italian cinema has a unique history and, at the same time, a current output that deserves to be celebrated.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
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  • Since his siblings were crying with the same mournful expression, clinging to their father’s corpse, Shoichiro willed himself to cry too, and the tears came immediately.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Michael was arrested two days later, per Denver TV station KUSA, and charged with first-degree murder, use of a weapon in a violent crime, theft of $100 to $500, and abuse of a corpse.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

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“Corpus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpus. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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