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Cornelius

[kawr-neel-yuhs, -nee-lee-uhs, kawr-ney-lee-oos]

noun

  1. Saint, died a.d. 253, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 251–253.

  2. Peter von 1783–1867, German painter.

  3. a male given name: from a Roman family name.



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"We were naive and found ourselves down at 2-0, then we were chasing the game," Cornelius told TNT Sports.

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It meant Derek Cornelius shunted to left-back, with Tavernier at centre-back.

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In east London, pharmacist prescriber Cornelius Agoye was also willing to prescribe without any consultation, handing over vials of Botox for cash with no patient in sight.

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There was also a disallowed goal by Derek Cornelius and a sitter missed by striker Bojan Miovski.

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According to additional information from the FAA, the songwriter was on the plane, which was registered to him under his legal name, Brett James Cornelius.

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