bones
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Their thicker, sturdier bones were better able to spread out the forces created when the animals stood upright.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
In May 2025, just four months after he left office as the oldest sitting president, Biden revealed that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
The bones were excavated over three summers, when it was warm enough for the ground to have thawed, from 2021 to 2023.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Gus was discovered in South Dakota’s fossil-rich Hell Creek Formation and excavated between 2021 and 2023, followed by three years of lab work to prep, assemble, and mount the bones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
