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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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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

From hello, it could be goodbye to the Corbett Arms for good unless help is found to save the once grand building that was described by locals as the "gateway into the town".

From BBC • May 26, 2025

The news emerged after Ryan Corbett and William Wallace McKenty were freed.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025

Among Aspero’s many curiosities, Willey and Corbett noted, were a half-dozen mounds, some of them nearly fifteen feet tall.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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