skeletal
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And his first hotel, which in better times had high-season occupancy rates of 80%, now only serves a handful of diplomats and corporate clients with a skeletal staff.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The researchers examined ancient DNA, stable oxygen and strontium isotopes, and skeletal remains from the burials.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
A blood-red tree descends, its skeletal branches and ropy roots suggesting veins and arteries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Researchers analyzing ancient genomes and skeletal remains have found increasing evidence that multiple migration waves entered Japan over centuries, creating a much more layered population history than previously believed.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Giraffes hadn’t arisen from straining antelopes needing skeletal neck-braces.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing skeletal
STAAR Biology: Biological Processes and Systems
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Organisms and Environments 5: Human Systems
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Novel Study: Inside Out & Back Again, Unpack and Repack–1976: The Year of the Dragon
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