corpse
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There, at a tombstone whose name is illegible, the inspector and his crew find a corpse in a tweed suit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Three men removed the deceased from a body bag, which they tossed aside, before returning the corpse to the coffin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
A crowd then gathered around the corpse, singing a dirge in a local Swahili dialect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Two corpse flowers will bloom soon, with one making its public debut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
One of the gravestones flipped over, revealing a grasping corpse; a headstone turned around, flowers replaced by a grinning skull.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
Sometimes known as "Doctor Death", he became famous for developing a technique called plastination, by which fluids and fatty tissue in corpses are replaced by rubber and polymers.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In some cases, relatives flee homes when a family member dies, without informing authorities, leaving highly infectious corpses unattended for days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
A clockwise march past the 85 exhibits develops a chronology from the birth of modern war in the tangled British and French corpses of J.M.W.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Still, even when dealing with corpses, Walker’s characters can deftly deliver a one-liner or a bad pun when the mood needs lightening; she doesn’t really think along drama versus comedy lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
When the droning stopped we all sat up and blinked like disturbed corpses.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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