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 crematory service has also been accused of stacking bodies on top of one another, not storing bodies at the proper temperature, letting arms and legs hang out of body bags and more, according to the lawsuit filed May 5 in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
In fact, the video, published by Reuters on Feb. 3 and subsequently verified by the news agency’s fact check team, showed humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the Congolese city of Goma.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 May 2025
The body was then zipped up in a black body bag and transported to the city crematory.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
In fact, Greg/Gary was originally supposed to be in the body bag season one.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
In fact, the video, published by Reuters on Feb. 3 and subsequently verified by the news agency’s fact check team, showed humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the Congolese city of Goma.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 May 2025
The body was then zipped up in a black body bag and transported to the city crematory.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
In fact, Greg/Gary was originally supposed to be in the body bag season one.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20bag. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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