corporal

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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

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

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

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

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

From BBC