flesh
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There was an expectation that Burnham's time in Liverpool for his party's conference would see him flesh out his vision for the future of the country.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
While many maggots consume dead or decomposing material, screwworm larvae feed on healthy, living flesh.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Utopia exists between the care and the kisses and the how you doin’s, it becomes flesh and bone in the embrace of full body hugs and smiles so wide they could devour the sun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Though the match only lasted roughly 39 minutes—and Eala and Auger-Aliassime lost—fans had gotten what they came for: a chance to see Eala in the flesh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Where the sores were, there is now pink puckered flesh; his limbs are untouched.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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That earlier book floated an eye-catching thesis that Mr. Mandelbaum now fleshes out fully: that U.S. foreign policy is, indeed, distinctive, being “unusually ideological, unusually economic, and unusually democratic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
She has a terrific speech about dating him, which fleshes out her character, while the other women are denied such an opportunity, which is a drawback.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2024
Ariana Burks as Oedipus’ less decisive daughter Ismene fleshes out this sorrowful family tale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Treasury Department fleshes out the minute details in President Biden’s signature climate bill.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
A glance into the classrooms of the Los Angeles public school system, where my sons are being educated, fleshes out the abstract debates with the faces of children.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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By the 2000s, some franchises offered games that fleshed out or complemented the worlds depicted on the silver screen.
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
Redmond has since fleshed out the Los Angeles version of the show, going deeper into stories and punching up the jokes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
Professors Carlos Manuel Vázquez and Steve Vladeck fleshed out the theory in an important 2013 article that has only grown more relevant since.
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026
Debates around the neutral official cash rate and estimates of full employment would be fleshed out, said Huw McKay, visiting fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
“I haven’t fully fleshed it out, though. You?”
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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The luxurious hotel complex was proposed by Washington and Tehran, and their Pakistani and Qatari mediators, for the negotiations aimed at fleshing out their preliminary agreement on ending nearly four months of war.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
We’re all for peace-making, but this idea could use some fleshing out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Now, HBO’s “The Penguin,” fleshing out the origin story of the waddling, tuxedo-clad “gentleman mobster” after more than 80 years as one of the Caped Crusader’s best-known adversaries, has earned a staggering 24 Emmy nominations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
If Hancock spent more time fleshing out his characters, perhaps the rapidly paced events of the movie’s first act wouldn’t cause such whiplash.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2025
Anyone who tries to occupy this ‘best of both worlds’ position needs to face up to a further challenge, that of fleshing out the notion that nature pushes back.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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