corporal
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With his older brother John, he ran a school, having left a previous teaching post from a disinclination to administer corporal punishment.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 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
Led by a disaffected corporal who never liked Sutton and who dreams of collapsing the crypto-economy to his financial benefit, the group attempt to take her and the First Family hostage.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
A 96-year-old former RAF corporal who left school when he was 14 has become the oldest contestant in Countdown history.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
Two days later, Kanei and Moriba returned with the corporal, some soldiers, and civilians who carried the bundles of food, drugs, and ammunition back to base.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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Body Language: Corp ("Body")
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