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corporal

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


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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

At the time, an estimated 7% of California districts had banned corporal punishment, although Gov. Jerry Brown had just signed a law requiring parental permission.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Bayer is terrific as Madame Jen, the cause of this film’s corporal confusion, a flam-flam artist who side-hustles as a barista.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

In later years, Buhari attributed his disciplinarian bent to spending his formative years at boarding school, where corporal punishment was the norm, and in the military.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

Mr. Lyte, helped by the corporal, but even more by Miss Lavinia, did crawl from the coach.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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