decomposed

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The county's medical examiner said the body was "severely decomposed" and deferred on making a ruling on how she died pending the death investigation.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Arcuri said this approach “shifts performance discussions away from standalone GPU generations and toward how workloads are decomposed, orchestrated and scaled across the full system.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 15, 2026

These soils, known as peat, contain partially decomposed plant material that has accumulated over hundreds or even thousands of years.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

But about three years after death, once the organic matter has decomposed, loved ones break open the front slab of the chamber.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

Marshy silt and decomposed plants made a surface that looked completely solid, but it was even worse than quicksand.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan