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corporal

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


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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

Bayer is terrific as Madame Jen, the cause of this film’s corporal confusion, a flam-flam artist who side-hustles as a barista.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

In later years, Buhari attributed his disciplinarian bent to spending his formative years at boarding school, where corporal punishment was the norm, and in the military.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

The former special forces corporal sued three Australian newspapers over a series of articles alleging serious misconduct while he was deployed in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012 as part of a US-led military coalition.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

“Coming back over the ground that had been captured that day, the sight that met our eyes was quite unbelievable,” British corporal Edward Glendinning recalled.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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