corporal
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Brydson, an ex-army corporal from Renfrew, was housemaster at Monken Hadley.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 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
But, he adds, there is a "spectrum" of schools, with some incorporating psychotherapy for students and training for parents, or disciplining staff who carry out corporal punishment.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
Banning corporal punishment also had been a primary demand of student and teacher activists who took part in widespread Latino student walkouts from L.A. schools in 1968.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
I wonder what I should say to him to get him here somehow—to get his help—while the corporal and whoever else listens in.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
Vocabulary lists containing corporal
Body Language: Corp ("Body")
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Julius Caesar
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"Macbeth": Act 1 Scene 7
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