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chiefly British spelling of mommy
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The mummy, which has been dated to around 3700 to 3500 BC, was thought to have been naturally mummified by Egypt’s hot, dry desert sand. — James Rogers, Fox News, "Egyptian mummy reveals incredible embalming 'recipe'," 16 Aug. 2018 Though researchers have correctly identified the mummy, its true story may still remain a mystery. — Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, "This Ancient Mummified Bird Is Actually a Mummified Baby," 2 June 2018 The world's oldest known cases of breast cancer and multiple myeloma have been discovered in the remains of mummies in the pharaonic necropolis of Qubbet el-Hawa in the Egyptian city of Aswan. — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, "Healing process after breast cancer surgery may trigger cancer spread, study says," 11 Apr. 2018 The mummy, named Nesperennub, was virtually unwrapped using cutting-edge CT scanning technology and visualization techniques. — Maude Campbell, Popular Mechanics, "The Complete History of the Autopsy," 26 Dec. 2018 Most of those once-common mummies were lost to rampant looting across the centuries, which peaked between the 1700s and early 1900s. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Cats, beetles, other mummified animals found—along with a sealed door," 12 Nov. 2018 In the same wing, visitors could see the Bendegó meteorite, the largest ever found in Brazil, which has been on show since 1888, as well as an Andean mummy. — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, "Brazil Mourns Loss of Rio de Janeiro's National Museum After Devastating Fire," 4 Sep. 2018 Every so often, someone will discover a tiny mummy, or a space rock will generate some unusual data, and the alien theories start popping up. — Angela Chen, The Verge, "2018 in weird science, from alien conspiracies to sensory illusions," 23 Dec. 2018 In 2002, archaeologists in Siberia discovered 34 burials that included several mummies sheathed in copper and five infants buried with copper face masks. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "How a Copper Coin Mummified a Baby’s Hand," 26 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mummy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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