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corporal

[kawr-per-uhl, -pruhl] / ˈkɔr pər əl, -prəl /


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"We're going to stay until the last person is recovered," firefighter corporal Javier Jimenez told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

Miller is a former Marine Corps Reserve corporal who worked for Trump’s 2016 campaign before joining the first Trump administration as an aide.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

Several private schools in Ohio and Virginia permit paddling as discipline even though those states outlaw corporal punishment in public schools.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

When Lai was eventually rotated out of the presidential-offices detail and risked losing access to lucrative intelligence, he recruited another sergeant and a corporal in his battalion to take over.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

Tayo talked to the corporal almost incessantly, walking behind him with his end of the blanket stretcher, telling him that it wasn’t much farther now, and all down hill from there.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko


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