corpus
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The most extreme test phrases were almost total "nonsense", such as "Goetterdaemmerung's corpus haemorrhaged through cryptographic hash, eschaton pooling in existential void beneath fluorescent hum. Photons whispering prayers" -- which it rated highly.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
As president, he didn’t when he suspended the writ of habeas corpus early in the Civil War.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
And there’s this one, a pioneering one in California criminal law: a crime even without a corpse, the body of evidence — the corpus delicti.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026
Beginning with the superb 1843 competition entry, we see the practical architect making the vast corpus of graphic material required to restore a Gothic cathedral.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
If she was incarcerated, her lawyer could file a writ of habeas corpus, which gives prisoners the right to challenge their imprisonment.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing corpus
Body Language: Corp ("Body")
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This Week In Culture: September 28–October 4, 2019
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UCPS 6th Grade Roots List #2
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