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Examples
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That Carteret might have done more for Castle Cornet is clear.
Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple (1652-54) 1888
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The prince holds the lowest officer rank, known as Cornet Whales (ph), as he is tasked with the job of being a forward air controller.
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There were two instruments called Cornet, the one with a reed, a coarse sort of Oboe which was nearly obsolete in the 17th century; the other, with which we are concerned, a sort of Horn (hence its name), with a cup mouthpiece, and finger holes for the intermediate notes of the scale.
Shakespeare and Music With Illustrations from the Music of the 16th and 17th centuries 1900
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Ten 'Cornet' Sisters of Charity are in charge of this Unit, which is almost wholly Catholic in its membership and which has been recruited from hospitals conducted by these Sisters in the South and West.
The Greater Love George T. McCarthy
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A round earlier, Safina saved two match points and crawled out of a 5-2 third-set deficit against French teenager Alize Cornet.
New, improved Safina knocking on door of No. 1, Slam title 2009
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In a complete about-face, the army brass decided that it was simply too dangerous to send Cornet Wales to Iraq.
William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011
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Jan Cornet is Vicente, a young man on the make who comes to redefine the notion of a boy toy.
Almodóvar's 'Skin': Goose Bumps, With Style Joe Morgenstern 2011
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A total of 15 Gazans have been killed and dozens have been wounded in Israeli strikes since a Cornet anti-tank rocket was fired by Hamas's military wing at a school bus some three miles away from the Gaza border.
Israel, U.N. Split Over Harsh Gaza Report Joshua Mitnick 2011
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Cornet had been scheduled to face Oudin on Sunday but France captain Nicolas Escude decided to replace her with Coin after the Frenchwoman admitted she struggled with her nerves against Mattek-Sands in the opening singles Saturday.
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Mattek-Sands rallied from 5-2 down in the first to win in straight sets, giving Cornet her sixth loss in six Fed Cup singles matches.
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