1830–40; < New Latin < Greek sôma body
Borrowed into English from Sanskrit around 1820–30
< New Latin < Greek sôma
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“What’s really disturbing is that we’ve noticed our marginalized communities are getting further marginalized in this process,” said Soma Snakeoil, co-founder and executive director of the Sidewalk Project.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025
Jason’s pointing to a letterboard fits broadly with the Rapid Prompting Method invented by Soma Mukhopadhyay, who has worked directly with Jason in the past.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2024
Bruhat Soma spelled a stunning 29 words correctly in a 90-second spell-off to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
From New York Times • May 30, 2024
This year’s bee is scheduled to begin Tuesday at a convention center outside Washington and, as usual, many of the expected contenders are Indian American, including Shradha Rachamreddy, Aryan Khedkar, Bruhat Soma and Ishika Varipilli.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024
Tradition has it that modern Sharia Nabi Danyal corresponds to the Street of the Soma, ancient Alexandria’s primary north—south byway.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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