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The card took a major hit a little over a week ago with the loss of its co-main event between Kayla Harrison and Amanda Nunes, but there is still a lot of meat left on the bone.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Here is a world where people read empty books in empty rooms, flesh is stretched tautly on the bone, and eyes are cold enough to freeze the light behind them.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
There’s a lot of meat on the bone.
—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
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Here is a world where people read empty books in empty rooms, flesh is stretched tautly on the bone, and eyes are cold enough to freeze the light behind them.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
There’s a lot of meat on the bone.
—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
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“On the bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20bone. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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