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bodily

[bod-l-ee] / ˈbɒd l i /




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The virus, which spreads through contact with bodily fluids and causes a haemorrhagic fever, "is moving faster than any previous Ebola outbreak", he warned.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

As is the case for the majority of Americans, my cellphone was practically a bodily appendage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

For all these women, it took having terrible, even traumatizing experiences in these movements to make them realize that perhaps it’s not feminist claptrap to believe in equal rights and bodily autonomy.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

The progressive neurological condition, in which parts of the brain become damaged over many years, affects movement as well as bodily and mental functions, according to the NHS.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

And then the kraken reached out and plucked Mal bodily from the boat.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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