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remains



NOUN
body of a dead person
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Texas Tech’s primary focus remains supporting Sorsby’s health and well-being.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

I received a copy of “Big Bang” for Christmas when I was 17, and its story of a scientific revolution remains as mind-expanding now as it did then.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Three months later, Ritchie remains in Tunbridge Wells Hospital, occupying one of the unit's nine intensive care beds.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Strontium and oxygen isotopes preserved in human remains act like chemical fingerprints tied to local environments.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

We walk on, but my gaze remains fixed on Colin.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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