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Corbett

American

[kawr-bit] / ˈkɔr bɪt /

noun

James John Gentleman Jim, 1866–1933, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1892–97.

Corbett British

/ ˈkɔːbət /

noun

mountaineering any separate mountain peak between 2500 feet and 3000 feet high: originally used of Scotland only, but now sometimes extended to other parts of the British Isles

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Corbett proposes restructuring the department to focus on patrol operations and line functions and increasing the department’s reserve program.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Starring Harry H. Corbett and Wilfrid Brambell as struggling rag-and-bone men Harold and Albert Steptoe, the sitcom reached audiences of more than 28 million in it is heyday.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Brendan Corbett served as the assistant sheriff for custody operations under Villanueva.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

Overdashing New York Times writers were publicly rebuked by standards editor Philip B. Corbett in a 2011 post on the outlet’s blog that clocked a single-day total of 16 dashes on A1 alone.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2025

Judge Corbett then turned to the others and said, ‘The prisoner is quite right.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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