skeleton
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Because gastroliths are small and light-weight, their intact arrangement indicated that much of the skeleton might still be preserved within the rock.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
Bowser gets turned into a skeleton version of himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
At this point an archaeologist was called, who discovered the skeleton beneath where the altar table had stood 200 years ago.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Anschutz owns the Home Depot Center, where the U.S. bobsled and skeleton teams train.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
Videos of the explosions ran continuously on television and online, and the efforts of the skeleton crew at the plant captured imaginations around the world.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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