human remains
plural noun
: parts of the bodies of dead people
an area where ancient human remains have been found
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Later that day, her 25-year-old son, Khadir Jones, was arrested and charged with desecration of human remains, My Central Jersey reported.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
Officers found a large container in the backyard containing what was believed to be human remains, New Britain Police Chief Matthew Marino said.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and rebury Indigenous human remains, offering a revealing look at the still-pervasive worldviews that justified collecting them in the first place.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Some human remains were found by a bushwacker Wednesday near Philosopher's Falls, police said.
—CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
Officers found a large container in the backyard containing what was believed to be human remains, New Britain Police Chief Matthew Marino said.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
History, spirituality, and the law collide as tribal repatriation specialists fight to return and rebury Indigenous human remains, offering a revealing look at the still-pervasive worldviews that justified collecting them in the first place.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Some human remains were found by a bushwacker Wednesday near Philosopher's Falls, police said.
—CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Human remains.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20remains. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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