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bone

[bohn] / boʊn /
NOUN
piece of animate skeleton
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Every bone, down to the last dire wolf rib, must be carefully sheathed in a custom foam shell.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

He described the pain as "bone rubbing on bone" affecting his mobility, driving and quality of life.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Researchers also recovered human remains from the third layer, including a finger bone and a baby tooth from at least one child who was about 11 years old.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

“Looksmaxxing” has men injecting themselves with unregulated peptides and hammering their jawlines, chiseling their own bone structure like Michelangelo with a front-facing camera.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

First she tossed her bundle of bones to the upper level, wincing at the dull clatter of bone against bone inside the cloth.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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