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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

Once the bodies are recovered, they will be transported to the Placer County morgue.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Mourners gathered around the bodies as they were taken from the morgue towards the hospital courtyard, where men lined up in silence to perform an Islamic funeral prayer recited for the dead.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

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

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

"Were there no autopsies scheduled at the local morgue? Was the federal prison just a bit too far out of the way?"

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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