skeleton
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Hundreds of metres of berths sat empty and towering gantry cranes stood idle as a skeleton crew conducted maintenance.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
It had large eyes extending from stalks at the front of its body, along with a segmented skeleton and jointed limbs attached beneath its narrow frame.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
In eight smaller frames of glass at the top of the window, Saar added various images including stars, phases of the moon, a skeleton and a phrenological chart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 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
How the news channels would all do a story about the mysterious skeleton found at the bottom of a cave.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
"As the water goes down, the skeletons come up."
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
This period marked a major evolutionary shift from predominantly soft-bodied organisms toward the Cambrian explosion, when animals with greater mobility, shells, and skeletons became increasingly prominent.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
These are the skeletons of AI and the internet.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Instead it featured cavorting skeletons, magic acts and water shows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
We passed the black, twisted skeletons of streetcars.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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