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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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  • Georgia Power has already claimed the output from one of the projects, but others are up in the air.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The former All-Star catcher notched three hits, a homer and three RBIs to kick-start the Jays’ largest offensive output in more than 40 days.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • Espinal-Del Cid is facing charges of criminal homicide, possession of an instrument of crime, abuse of a corpse and other offenses, Khan said.
    Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • He was initially booked on a felony abuse of corpse charge before authorities later added a murder charge, police said in a news release.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Corpus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpus. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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