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skeleton

[skel-i-tn] / ˈskɛl ɪ tn /
NOUN
structure of bones in animate being or supports in an object
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He added: “But I gots to invite my Bobsled + Skeleton team too.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

"Skeleton has brought us all together," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

An International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation investigation and a subsequent appeal filed by Uhlaender both failed to result in any action being taken.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Anyway, now there’s “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew,” a new series about four pre-teens whose humdrum life on their Spielbergian planet of At Attin is interrupted by a sudden trip into deep space.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

One girl, Missy Samuels, swore Skeleton Woman lived in a broken-down shack in the woods near Loomis Lake.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis




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