corporal

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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

A 96-year-old former RAF corporal who left school when he was 14 has become the oldest contestant in Countdown history.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

The great-great grandfather served in the army throughout World War Two, having joined in 1939 and left as a corporal in 1946.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

Then the corporal gives Werner a curfew pass and shows him out.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr