skeleton
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Underneath the rot is an architecturally impressive skeleton, so people are free to focus on that.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
The carwash reopened a day later with a skeleton crew of four.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Twenty-five years ago, I might have said you need to add an economic skeleton to your views.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
The team recovered teeth, a skull, jaws, and parts of the skeleton, including a femur and an ulna.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
To keep herself distracted, she watched Small Bob the kitten pacing across Bob’s shoulders and purring, occasionally turning into a glowing kitty skeleton and then back to a calico fuzz-ball.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Life Science: Human Systems
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Life Science: Human Anatomy and Physiology
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