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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Between the charred remains of vehicles laid a yellow body bag, a somber reminder of the tragedy’s toll.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
In fact, the video, published by Reuters on February 3 and subsequently verified by the news agency's fact-check team, showed humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the Congolese city of Goma.
—Stephanie Burnett, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The image Trump presented is from February and shows humanitarian workers in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, lifting body bags containing the remains of victims killed in clashes between M23 rebels and the Congolese army.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 May 2025
Bathtubs become sinkholes, beds explode with blood, and body bags whisper names.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
In fact, the video, published by Reuters on February 3 and subsequently verified by the news agency's fact-check team, showed humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the Congolese city of Goma.
—Stephanie Burnett, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The image Trump presented is from February and shows humanitarian workers in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, lifting body bags containing the remains of victims killed in clashes between M23 rebels and the Congolese army.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 May 2025
Bathtubs become sinkholes, beds explode with blood, and body bags whisper names.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20bag. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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