skeleton
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This is because the chemical makeup of the coral skeleton -- the ratio of strontium-to-calcium and the different forms of oxygen inside it -- reflects the conditions under which it grew.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
He told deputy district judge Trevor Browne that the defence have lodged a skeleton argument detailing their objections.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
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
Quite a few single poles and blackened tree trunks stuck up from the ground, and here and there a skeleton of a building rose forlornly.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
Their soft tissues had deteriorated into powder, while portions of the skeletons were also missing.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
"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
Instead it featured cavorting skeletons, magic acts and water shows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
A similar survey of 400 skeletons from the same period in Israel discovered a single crack in a single skull that could be attributed to human violence.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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Life Science: Human Systems
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Life Science: Human Anatomy and Physiology
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