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body bags

noun

plural of body bag

as in coffins

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Draped in Palestinian flags, the coffins were carried through streets filled with nationalist songs and chants.

— Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
On Tuesday, the bodies lay in white coffins at a church in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second-largest city, before their burial.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

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Iranian state media showed throngs of people gathered at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex in Tehran, visiting the family's caskets.

— Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026
The caskets of his dead family members sat beneath Khamenei's, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.

— NASSER KARIMI, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026

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Drop it off in person Regardless of what the Supreme Court decides, states have been working to educate voters about submitting ballots by mail earlier or returning them in drop boxes all year.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
In 2014, Taylor Swift sent select lucky fans holiday gift boxes with personalized notes.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026

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Linn said there's anything from dogs associated with deities like Hecate, to dogs found in Mycenaean tombs.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 24 July 2026
The Digest Three ancient Egyptian tombs with rare inscriptions have been uncovered at Saqqara, offering new clues about New Kingdom ties to the Near East.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026

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