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The ceremony of crowning a sovereign or their consort.

An official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or suspicious.

(noun) A non-commissioned military officer ranking above a private.

Relating to a large company or group.

A large company or group of companies authorized to act as a single legal entity.

Plural of corporation; multiple large companies or legal entities.

A military unit consisting of two or more divisions.

A dead human body.

Plural of corpse; multiple dead human bodies.

(adjective) Free from error; in accordance with fact or truth.

Past tense and past participle of correct; made free from error.

The act of correcting; a change that rectifies an error.

Plural of correction; multiple changes that rectify errors.

In a way that is accurate and without error.

Communication by exchanging letters or emails.

(noun) A journalist reporting from a particular place or on a particular subject.

A long passage in a building from which doors lead into rooms.

(adjective) Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; morally depraved.

Past tense and past participle of corrupt; made dishonest or immoral.

Dishonest or fraudulent conduct, especially by those in power.

A given name of Irish origin, used for both males and females.

(informal) Because; for the reason that.

Products applied to the face or body to improve appearance.

Relating to the universe or cosmos, especially as distinct from Earth.

(informal) Short for cosmopolitan, a cocktail made with vodka, cranberry juice, lime, and triple sec.

The universe seen as a well-ordered whole.

The amount of money needed to buy or do something.

(anatomy) A rib or rib-like structure.

(verb) Present participle of cost; having a price of.

Costing a lot of money; expensive.

(noun, plural) Amounts that must be paid or spent to buy or obtain something.

A set of clothes worn to create the appearance of a particular character or period.

(plural) Sets of clothes worn to create the appearance of particular characters or periods.

(British) A small bed with high barred sides for a baby or young child; a crib.

A small house, typically in a rural or semi-rural location.

(noun) A soft white fibrous substance that surrounds the seeds of a tropical plant and is used as textile fiber.

(noun) A long upholstered piece of furniture for several people to sit on.

(verb) To expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.

Present participle of cough; expelling air from the lungs with sudden sharp sounds.

(verb) Third person singular of cough.

A common misspelling or OCR error for "could."

Past tense of "can": had the ability to.

Contraction of "could not": was not able to.

A body of people elected or appointed to advise, administer, or legislate.

A member of a council, especially a city or town council.

(noun) Advice, especially that given formally.

The provision of professional assistance and guidance in resolving personal or psychological problems.

(British spelling) A person trained to give guidance on personal, social, or psychological problems.

(American spelling) A person trained to give guidance on personal, social, or psychological problems.

(verb) To determine the total number of something.