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  • plural of bone.
  • present tense form of bone (3rd person singular).

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Pasadena Humane said it rushed the bird to its Wildlife Center, where vets found swelling but no broken bones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Blood samples are easier to profile, but those taken from teeth or bones can take several days to process.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The padding provides short-term protection against broken bones, but at terrible long-term cost.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The name Severnichthys had been used for individual teeth and a few small bones that existed in many museum collections.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Then Tante Jans standing in her doorway with a look that froze in the bones the thought of bouncing a ball.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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