corps

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The press corps headed outside, where clouds that had threatened to cancel the launch had evaporated.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The 92-year-old paved the way for diversifying the astronaut corps more than half-a-century ago, and later served as a mentor to Glover.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The crew will be led by Wiseman, a retired Navy pilot who completed military deployments before joining NASA’s astronaut corps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

By 1908, Wilhelm’s attitude toward the U.S. was more benevolent, and he offered President Theodore Roosevelt an elite corps of Prussian soldiers to be posted in California, supposedly to fend off a Japanese invasion.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

The self-image of the corps was remade, partly in the hope that a “professional” could command higher pay.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover