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bone

[bohn] / boʊn /
NOUN
piece of animate skeleton
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard resigned from her cabinet position Friday to support her husband as he fights an “extremely rare form of bone cancer.”

From Salon • May 22, 2026

In a letter Friday to Trump later posted on social media, Gabbard says she is resigning because her husband, Abraham Williams, “has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"My husband, Abraham, has recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer. He faces major challenges in the coming weeks and months," added the 45-year-old.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Later that view gave way to the idea that these bone plates evolved independently between select groups.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

That looking at them made my stomach sick and my blood run hot and every bone in my body burn.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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