flesh

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Mastick and her team opened 178 cans and carefully dissected the preserved fish, counting tiny parasitic worms known as anisakids embedded in the flesh.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

We create them even as we ignore that they’re flesh and blood just like us.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Westacott, from Sevenoaks, said: "We knew the letters existed, but to read them in the flesh was a 'wow' moment."

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Trump says he will flesh out his housing affordability plan this coming week in a speech at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, which strikes some as a curious choice of venue.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

The cloak, of course, had been Clare’s, and it provided Gingersnipes with a comfort that went much deeper than fur and flesh.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman