Corinthian

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In 2015, for example, for-profit vocational school Corinthian Colleges filed for bankruptcy following federal and state allegations that it had misled prospective students about the career success of its graduates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Dug sits upright on the limo’s black Corinthian leather seat, flanked by crystal liquor decanters on one side and a TV and VCR on the other.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

It moved in 1838 to its current building where there are Corinthian columns marked with an inscription reading "Maiorvm Gloria Posteris Lvmen Est", meaning "the glory of our ancestors is a light to our descendants".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2024

Draped in a sparkling gold cape, with a feathered Corinthian helmet on his head, Yohance Goodrich II high-stepped onto the field as Mr. Spartan with Norfolk State’s Spartan Legion band trailing behind.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

One of the more surprising must have been, “Hire Corinthian Hall.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock