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

We create them even as we ignore that they’re flesh and blood just like us.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

As for those less inclined to submit to some digital catalog call, there are and have always been chatrooms, forums, and online gaming communities enabling like-minded people to gather without meeting in the flesh.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

"It's been like he has been getting his pound of flesh from the players because he knows he is leaving anyway," said one source.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

A crow swooped down and yanked the hood from Clare’s head, her talons raking the flesh of his snout.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman