skeleton
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Note: Texas has a skeleton crew required on Juneteenth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
They’re watching because they want to see Brenda say the skeleton looks like Calista Flockhart, or Cindy get KO’d by a black cat.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
During 32 dives to the site, explorers collected samples from 485 whale-fossil sites and active whale falls, and found a treasure trove of remains, including one extinct whale's skeleton.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
However, their bony internal skeleton didn’t evolve until 50 million years later.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Tristran walked over to it and looked down; it was the skeleton of a bird, clean and white and dry.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing skeleton
Life Science: Human Systems
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Animals (Zoology) - Introductory
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Life Science: Human Anatomy and Physiology
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