skeleton
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Bowser gets turned into a skeleton version of himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
"We became quite silent when we found the first bone," he said, adding that there were several pointers indicating that the skeleton belonged to the Sun King's right-hand man.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The remarkably well-preserved fossil skeleton was uncovered in ancient lakebed sediments at Haughton Crater on Devon Island in Nunavut.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
Anschutz owns the Home Depot Center, where the U.S. bobsled and skeleton teams train.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
“Now,” he said, “friend John, where are the skeleton keys? If so that we can open the door, we need not break house by the window, as before at Miss Lucy’s.”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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Life Science: Human Systems
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