corporal
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Several private schools in Ohio and Virginia permit paddling as discipline even though those states outlaw corporal punishment in public schools.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
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
At the time, an estimated 7% of California districts had banned corporal punishment, although Gov. Jerry Brown had just signed a law requiring parental permission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
A corporal said stiffly, “Yes, sir, General, sir.”
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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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