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remains



NOUN
body of a dead person
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The team reconstructed 26 genomes of Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes plague, from human remains recovered at 11 archaeological sites in Estonia, Russia, England, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

The $18.49 Bio Orto remains, emphatically, an $18.49 jar of pasta sauce.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

The department of justice said minister Naomi Long "remains deeply concerned surrounding compassionate temporary release of Gary Anderson and his subsequent absconding"

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

So we put it in the Palisades, where it remains today.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

The analysis of the remains, conducted by researchers from Cardiff University, the Mary Rose Trust, and the British Geological Survey, were among the most extensive ever undertaken.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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