skeleton
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He first choreographed with a skeleton crew, without Cynthia Erivo, and stood in her place, lip-syncing and discovering new emotions in the process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Its completion followed two years of consultation between Schwimmer and Triebold Paleontology Inc., a company that creates fossil skeleton models for museums, universities and attractions around the world.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
From 2030, funding for bobsleigh and skeleton programmes from UK Sport will be operated by a new "multi-sport delivery organisation" called Sport Org which will operate elite performance programmes on behalf of governing bodies.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The 1,200-square-foot Ship Wreck House has three decks and pirate details, such as a water cannon and secret passageway leading to a treasure-themed chamber with a skeleton and a chest of doubloons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Museum still has portions of his brain, most of his skeleton, and his spleen.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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"As the water goes down, the skeletons come up."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
These are the skeletons of AI and the internet.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
The miracle behind Cruz’s discovery is that amphibians such as frogs, toads and salamanders rarely make it into the fossil records because of their fragile skeletons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
These animals have jointed limbs and hard external skeletons.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
The dark, narrow strips of ground between the stacks were clogged with the skeletons of abandoned cars and trucks, their gas tanks emptied and their exit routes blocked off long ago.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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