morgue

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Once the bodies are recovered, they will be transported to the Placer County morgue.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

In the morgue, a relative sobbed silently, his forearm covering his eyes.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Mourners gathered around the bodies as they were taken from the morgue towards the hospital courtyard, where men lined up in silence to perform an Islamic funeral prayer recited for the dead.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

“We went to the morgue and there he was,” Irma said.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

To look at the Mona Lisa is to see Leonardo in the morgue, a flayed face in front of him, tracing the nerves and muscles that come together to make a smile.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day