skeleton
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Pettibon’s stark four-bar design for the latter is one of punk’s most iconic images, as recognizable as the Ramones’ presidential seal and the Misfits’ skeleton face.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Underneath the rot is an architecturally impressive skeleton, so people are free to focus on that.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
The carwash reopened a day later with a skeleton crew of four.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
"So, we simplified it. The brain has a structure similar to a sponge, in the sense that you have a soft skeleton and fluid can move through it."
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
The skeleton of our primate ancestors developed for millions of years to support a creature that walked on all fours and had a relatively small head.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Vocabulary lists containing skeleton
Life Science: Human Systems
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Animals (Zoology) - Introductory
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Life Science: Human Anatomy and Physiology
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