carcass
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It’s a lot easier to sell the trustees on “I got us to the playoff” than “I dragged the moldy carcass of our program to a half-filled stadium for the Toothpaste Bowl.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The researchers also found no increase in aggression or disruption to the lions' social stability during whole carcass feeding events.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Among the main events is kok-boru, a horseback sport where riders must gain control of a goat carcass and throw it into the opponent's goal.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
A jaguar waiting out of frame emerged after the vulture flew away to claim the carcass.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The decaying carcass of a horse was spotted bobbing near one of the intake cribs.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
But local media published images from different parts of Botswana showing residents gathering around elephant carcasses, some with knives in hand and sharing the meat.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The strong presence of mosquito remains also lends support to the idea that prey carcasses may sometimes have been stored in ponds or marshy environments, where mosquitoes would have laid their eggs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
The results support a recent hypothesis that Neanderthals may have regularly eaten animal carcasses containing fly larvae.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Grizzly bears are — were — omnivores, not picky eaters, and also lazy ones, noshing on berries, roots, acorns, beached whale carcasses and any laggardly young elk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
From far away, I could see the carcasses of a dozen buildings were scattered around.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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