corpse
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A crowd then gathered around the corpse, singing a dirge in a local Swahili dialect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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
Two corpse flowers nicknamed Odora and Odorysseus have bloomed at the San Marino conservatory, drawing thousands for the rare occasion and quickly surpassing last year’s numbers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Elisha’s corpse lay in state for three days at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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
A preliminary investigation shows it may be a case of an "unlawful disposal of unclaimed corpses", it added.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
Aristotle recognized that we take pleasure in viewing fictional representations of tragedies, suffering and mutilated corpses that would repulse us if we confronted them in reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Shortages in material and equipment — including body bags — meant that exhuming and reburying all the remaining corpses around Khartoum exceeded his agency’s resources, al-Abidin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
Kings and corpses always draw attendants, the old saying went.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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