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corporal

[kawr-per-uhl, -pruhl] / ˈkɔr pər əl, -prəl /


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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

Brydson, an ex-army corporal from Renfrew, was housemaster at Monken Hadley.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 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

Blevins, the wife of the Camp Lejeune Marine corporal, had been getting food from pantries periodically over the past few years to offset rising grocery costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

The corporal gave us one minute to get the food and eat it.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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