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There’s a lot of meat on the bone.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
The Packers are leaving plenty of meat on the bone despite that gaudy scoring number, however, and that’s a fault of the head coach and the players.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
However, researchers recently scanned the internal structure of the bone and presented a new interpretation: The cut on the bone was made after the animal was long dead — perhaps after its remains had fossilized.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
There was no flesh or tissue on the bone and officers did not find any pieces of clothing in the area.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 5 Oct. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
The Packers are leaving plenty of meat on the bone despite that gaudy scoring number, however, and that’s a fault of the head coach and the players.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
However, researchers recently scanned the internal structure of the bone and presented a new interpretation: The cut on the bone was made after the animal was long dead — perhaps after its remains had fossilized.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
There was no flesh or tissue on the bone and officers did not find any pieces of clothing in the area.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 5 Oct. 2025
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“On the bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20bone. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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