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corpse

[kawrps] / kɔrps /


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But I can choose to recognize that some performers, artistic works and brands are simply too big to fail or bury, so they become some version of a beached grey whale’s corpse.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Just like it was when we had to bury a corpse under a rosebush?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Pangy the corpse flower is back in bloom.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

The other hostages look to Ernest for answers when a corpse turns up on bank property.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Pita stood behind us, away from the riverbank as if afraid of getting too close to the corpse.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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