corpse
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She also believes general awareness of the corpse flower increases each summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The last time multiple corpse flowers bloomed on the same day at the Huntington was in 2018.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
In Operation Mincemeat, the British planted a corpse with fake top-secret documents implying an Allied invasion of Greece and Sardinia to provide cover for their Sicily campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Greenhouse workers knew their corpse flower would soon bloom, unleashing its infamous stench only briefly, but they couldn’t pinpoint when.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
By the time I'm halfway through, he's a corpse standing in front of me, and I can't finish the letter, because I'm crying.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
Burials must be strictly supervised as the virus spreads by contact with bodily fluids, meaning corpses can remain contagious.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Sometimes known as "Doctor Death", he became famous for developing a technique called plastination, by which fluids and fatty tissue in corpses are replaced by rubber and polymers.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
But in Congo, relatives often insist on traditional burial practices, which include washing corpses to usher the dead into the afterlife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
Men and women prayed before the funeral, facing the corpses in the hospital compound.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
Grandma gazed past her, seeming to count the corpses on the flypaper strip.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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