mummy
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Somebody — perhaps it was Lee Cronin himself, probably not — wanted us to know that his latest project, “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy,” was no mere mummy movie.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
In most cases the “mummy portraits”—as the paintings are called—came to be pried or detached from the full mummy by excavators, archaeologists or thieves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
"Because Rachel wanted to get in there and get that money for mummy and what she wanted it for meant that it meant so much more than just the money," she added.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
Unbeknown to him, Jessica's gaze had caught on a little girl in a rainbow skirt, confused, scared and alone - calling out for her mummy and daddy.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
Still, I remembered too well the strange green mist—the spirit of the Oracle—that lived inside the mummy.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing mummy
Ancient Egypt - Introductory
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Ancient Egypt and Kush, Lessons 1–3
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