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Recent Examples of braincaseAdditional skeletal details, like the pattern of jaw articulation and the structure of the braincase, were also contradictory to its classification.—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Although only bits of her braincase were recovered, the fragments suggested a brain volume of 388 cubic centimeters.—Donald C. Johanson, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024 The specimens in question do show features in common with adult T. rex — among them the forehead, snout and braincase, said Thomas Carr, a paleontologist at Carthage College who first made the case that Nanotyrannus represented young T. rex.—Asher Elbein, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024 Believed to belong to a male, Skull 5 also has the smallest braincase of the five individuals.—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2016 See All Example Sentences for braincase
After 57 days in the hospital that included rehabilitation and the left half of her skull being removed to treat the swelling in her brain, Sophia Forchas was escorted through the streets of the city, a video posted by Mayor Jacob Frey on social media Thursday showed.
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Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
Although the brain itself has no pain receptors, Bacon was given local anesthetic to numb her scalp and skull, as doctors made holes half the size of a small coin in her skull and implanted the stimulating electrodes inside.
The reconstructed cranium appeared large and long, with a broad and flat braincase, according to the paper.
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Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
26 Sep. 2025
At one point, a character is forced to stand in front of an automatic football launcher and take a series of pigskins to the cranium, each of which is shot at him with increasing speed.
Dart flung himself noggin-first into an Eagles defender in Week 5, and has been evaluated for a concussion three times in four games.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
While surveying a hillside, Mongolian paleontologist Tsogtbaatar Chinzorig of North Carolina State University and a co-author of the new paper, discovered the top of a dinosaur’s noggin sticking out of a cliff.
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Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
But previous polls suggested Sherrill was commanding the support of the electorate.
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Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Most mainstream polls show Sherrill leading Ciattarelli, but in some cases the margin is smaller than might be expected in the historically blue state.
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