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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Images of piles of body bags and videos of government agents in Iran firing indiscriminately on protesters opposed to the country’s repressive regime have left experts and world leaders alike struggling to investigate just how many people the ayatollah’s forces have killed in recent weeks.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Partnering with stylist Taylor McNeill, Timothée Chalamet has upped his style game, playing with cross-body bags, scarves and double-breasted suiting.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Videos that have leaked out of Iran and were verified by NBC News show rows and rows of body bags inside and outside the facility as families try to identify their relatives.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Many were in body bags, some wrapped in sheets and duct tape.
—Jesse Bedayn, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Partnering with stylist Taylor McNeill, Timothée Chalamet has upped his style game, playing with cross-body bags, scarves and double-breasted suiting.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Videos that have leaked out of Iran and were verified by NBC News show rows and rows of body bags inside and outside the facility as families try to identify their relatives.
—Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Many were in body bags, some wrapped in sheets and duct tape.
—Jesse Bedayn, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20bag. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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