flesh

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Mastick and her team opened 178 cans and carefully dissected the preserved fish, counting tiny parasitic worms known as anisakids embedded in the flesh.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

He offered to show me a large surgery scar, rolling up his right sleeve to reveal the pale pink flesh — and a well-trained bicep.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Trump says he will flesh out his housing affordability plan this coming week in a speech at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, which strikes some as a curious choice of venue.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

That was the first time I've seen Rayan Cherki in the flesh and when he came on you could tell what an intelligent footballer he is.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

They’d admired these aspects of her personality from a distance before they actually met her, but now that she was living and working with them in the flesh, she was their ideal leader.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein