sacrificial
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Ran Honglin, the lead archaeologist at the site, had long believed there was more to Sanxingdui—whose name means “Three Star Mound,” a reference to a nearby topographic feature—than the two sacrificial pits found in 1986.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Long, who has nine children, said in testimony earlier this year that data centers create “a sacrificial zone” that negatively harms children.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
Male sacrificial victims were concentrated near the East Gate, while female sacrificial remains were found in elite cemeteries including Huangchengtai and Hanjiagedan.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
The limits of human understanding are probed as a sacrificial figure challenges the inscrutable order of the universe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
I would have liked a sacrificial bull, but times have been hard recently.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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