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 • Dec. 11, 2025
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
Robert Docter, an L.A. school board member in the 1970s who successfully pushed to end corporal punishment and who sacrificed his political career trying to integrate campuses through busing, has died at 97.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
Alicia Blevins’s husband, Nathaniel, brings home $3,200 a month as a Marine corporal at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
“Uh, we’re doing some corporal works of mercy. Mr. DeVore needs visiting.”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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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