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mummies

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plural of mummy

as in corpses

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There are cases of Jewish corpses being abused on their way to the cemetery; and even one instance of a father watching as his son was stabbed to death in the street.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
Homecoming aside, there’s still the Trawler to worry about, a fact we’re reminded of when another victim turns up on a playground, this time with a pentagram carved into his back and fish corpses shoved into his wounds.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of corpses

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In one glass case sits a face shield, a vaccine vial and a large bottle of hand sanitizer — already considered relics of another time.

— Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
The ancient container was discovered among other relics at an underwater site on Old Earth by a team of worker bots.

— Jim Greer, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of relics

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One key indicator of soil health is decomposition rates of complex organic matter, breaking down stuff like leaves, wood, even cadavers into simpler organic and inorganic compounds, releasing C02 and nutrients in the process.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
The class-action deal covers relatives of people who donated bodies between January 2018 and March 2023, amid uncertainty over which cadavers Lodge plundered before cremation or return to families.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of cadavers

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Then, in March of 1992, some forty godwit carcasses were seized from a poacher in New Zealand.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Their charred carcasses litter the steep lanes leading to the villages, while the houses have been reduced to nothing more than piles of smoking ashes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of carcasses

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In her second multitasking job on both sides of the camera, Girl Group, Wilson goes it alone as screenwriter, with no pre-existing material to supply the bones.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Former Gateway Church senior pastor Robert Morris recently suffered a medical incident that left him with a black eye and three broken bones in his face, according to the 65-year-old’s attorney.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026

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