body bag
noun
: a large zippered bag (as of rubber or vinyl) in which a human corpse is placed especially for transportation
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The coast guard posted footage showing rescue teams carrying bodies in white body bags onto the shore.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Prosecutors allege Burke later bought a shovel, chainsaws, a body bag, and a blue inflatable pool under a fake name online and used the items to dismember Rivas in his garage.
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Nancy Dillon,
VIBE.com,
17 June 2026
Health workers are confronting severe shortages of basic supplies, like medicine, masks, gloves, face shields, medicine, testing kits, body bags, running water and soap.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Images of a pickup truck bed stacked with full body bags haunt one nurse.
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Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Prosecutors allege Burke later bought a shovel, chainsaws, a body bag, and a blue inflatable pool under a fake name online and used the items to dismember Rivas in his garage.
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Nancy Dillon,
VIBE.com,
17 June 2026
Health workers are confronting severe shortages of basic supplies, like medicine, masks, gloves, face shields, medicine, testing kits, body bags, running water and soap.
—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Images of a pickup truck bed stacked with full body bags haunt one nurse.
—
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20bag. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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