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Recent Examples of mummyNow that mummies’ bouquets have been parsed, museums may recreate them.—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025 Monsters like mummies and werewolves live on in Dark Universe, one of five worlds at Universal Epic Universe.—Eve Chen, USA Today, 26 May 2025 Female mummies have been found to have markings on their thighs, abdomen and breasts.—Serena Billett, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2025 Other architectural details reveal the building’s history, from the cross above Rumi Bar’s entrance from its time as a church to the remarkable archaeological discoveries made on-site, including ancient mummies.—Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mummy
Yellowstone park officials deemed it too dangerous and destructive to retrieve the carcass, which will break down until only bones remain.
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Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
1 July 2025
But poaching for feathers and eggs, poisoning from consuming lead ammunition in carcasses, and habitat destruction caused the condors’ population to crash.
Emergency personnel from 13 states have been on the ground searching for the missing, including multiple K9 cadaver dog units; that number has increased to 19, authorities said.
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Bethany Blankley,
The Washington Examiner,
13 July 2025
Since then, officials have deployed cadaver dogs and a mountaineer team in the hunt.
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