skeleton
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Underneath the rot is an architecturally impressive skeleton, so people are free to focus on that.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
The MV Hondius left the island of Tenerife with a skeleton crew on Monday and will be disinfected upon arrival in the Netherlands on Sunday.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
A 120,000-year-old deer skeleton, also discovered in Germany, shows a spear wound where the pelvic bone was thinnest, suggesting that the hunter knew exactly where to aim.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
A painstaking three days were spent examining the skeleton in situ before he was removed, with all but a small toe bone recovered.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
His skull is no longer with the rest of the skeleton in the Museum's collection, and its location is a mystery.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
Vocabulary lists containing skeleton
Life Science: Human Systems
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Life Science: Human Anatomy and Physiology
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