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corpse

[kawrps] / kɔrps /


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But when Henry Clayton’s Armani-clad corpse washes up on the beach, one person is certain he didn’t take his own life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Three men removed the deceased from a body bag, which they tossed aside, before returning the corpse to the coffin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The last time multiple corpse flowers bloomed on the same day at the Huntington was in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Corpse flowers bloom for just 24 to 48 hours, and once opened, they reek of gym socks, rotten eggs and decaying flesh … or, well, a corpse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

But once Ernie unlatched Michael Jackson’s cage door and saw the bird—a stiff hunk of feathers—he decided that his skin couldn’t touch a corpse.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

Another possibility: He could be among the corpses of 1,700 Palestinians — most of them from Gaza — being held by Israel, according to Israeli media reports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

With many corpses badly disfigured, volunteers said several families had claimed the same body.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Sometimes known as "Doctor Death", he became famous for developing a technique called plastination, by which fluids and fatty tissue in corpses are replaced by rubber and polymers.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Families in eastern Congo traditionally wash and bury their dead themselves, but the corpses of Ebola victims are highly infectious.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

They began taking on physical form, like walking corpses, but they seemed confused.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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