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morgue

[mawrg] / mɔrg /
NOUN
mortuary
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At the morgue, the babies were brought in with their diapers and blankets and with their hospital ID bracelets still wrapped around their tiny ankles.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

It is all anyone in Khartoum can hope for by way of a morgue.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

The heavy snowstorm has prevented rescuers from transporting the bodies from the backcountry to a morgue in the nearby town of Truckee, Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said at a news conference on Wednesday.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

“We went to the morgue and there he was,” Irma said.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

For a week, his body had been in the morgue, waiting to be taken someplace.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez




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