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Cornelia

[kawr-neel-yuh]

noun

  1. flourished 2nd century b.c., Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.

  2. flourished 1st century b.c., first wife of Julius Caesar 83–67?.

  3. a female given name.



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It is the only league game which Liverpool have lost by more than two goals - and the only one where they have scored, after 12 minutes through Cornelia Kapocs.

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Cornelia Andrecut, the executive director of children's services for North Northamptonshire Council, said the authority has offered training courses for schools to learn strategies to support children with EBSA.

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Liverpool had taken a 12th-minute lead at Anfield through Cornelia Kapocs and were well on top.

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Lucy Shuker and Cornelia Oosthuizen - Britain's leading two women - also received wildcards, as did Greg Slade to join fellow 2024 Paralympic silver medallist Andy Lapthorne in the quad wheelchair draw.

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Aduba’s an imposing presence in any case, and one would hope to see her character enlisted in further Cornelia Cupp adventures — the name itself seems too good to waste — if perhaps shorter than the current season’s eight episodes, which are by temporal necessity here and there padded.

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