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His maternal grandfather, Hassan al-Banna, founded the Muslim Brotherhood, an organization advocating a return to the Qurʾān and the Hadith (a corpus of the sayings or traditions of the Prophet Muhammad) as guidelines for a healthy and thriving Islamic society in the modern era.
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André Munro, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Mar. 2026
By rejoicing in the rich history of his corpus and using it to guide our own work.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Their Spotify corpus doesn’t match the onstage intensity.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
The result has been a flood of habeas-corpus petitions filed in federal courts—more than fifteen thousand in the past two months alone.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
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André Munro, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Mar. 2026
By rejoicing in the rich history of his corpus and using it to guide our own work.
—Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
Their Spotify corpus doesn’t match the onstage intensity.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
The result has been a flood of habeas-corpus petitions filed in federal courts—more than fifteen thousand in the past two months alone.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corpus
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Such is the longevity and quality of Graham’s output, the fact that Adolescence has delivered his first BAFTA acting prize will come as a surprise to some.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 May 2026
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That output eclipses previous open-top Lamborghinis including the Sián Roadster and places the Fenomeno Roadster among the most powerful production convertibles ever made.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
Noun
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They'd be heralded not by rippling explosions or flash frozen corpses floating against a tapestry of stars, but instead by oxygen, almost imperceptibly slipping away or radiation slowly accumulating in our cells over years.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Of the three roach corpses in the kitchen, one roach died on top of a metal tray inside the three-compartment sink.—
David J. Neal
May 8,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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“Corpus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpus. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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