bones

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Tiny molecular traces could potentially reveal evolutionary relationships between dinosaur species that are difficult to identify from bones alone.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

But when you’re iterating so quickly in poker — hand after hand, decision after decision — it gets into your bones in a way that reading about it doesn’t.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

After puberty, she said, growth hormone won’t make bones grow long, but other parts of the body may grow disproportionately, including the hands, feet, jaw and tongue.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Promotional materials for Neighbors First are mostly bare bones.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

This must be the Raven Clan’s bone-ground: the place where they laid the bones of their Dead.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver