decaying

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What showed up when those compounds were represented with colors on a plume map and compared with dozens of control-point samples of nearby soil indicated the presence of a decaying body, according to Eckenrode.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Ludmilla describes being trapped there, and watching it decaying before her eyes.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The decaying structures can invite pests and become a blight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Mero, in collaboration with fellow street artist Wild Life, has turned the blighted space into a fantastical haven with a knight, a dragon and more — a decaying castle from a bygone era.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

I dig a beetle larva out of a decaying log and put it on a thornbush fishhook I made and tied to a fine cord of deer tendon.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George