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Recent Examples of mummyMonsters 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 The researchers determined that the mummies’ perfume came from a complex mix of sources.—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mummy
The scene is absurd to the point of funny—four men in tight quarters with an exposed corpse and yet affably disinterested.
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Diana Arterian
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
One, set in a natural history museum, involves fossils; there’s a locked room mystery (with a mystery writer for a victim), which delights Patience, an Agatha Christie fan, and there’s a corpse that seemingly walks off a table in the morgue.
As nature’s clean-up crew, these creatures quickly and efficiently dispose of unsightly, smelly and disease-causing carcasses—without charging a dime.
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
While checking trail cameras from the Owl Mountains, wildlife officials found a photo of a large Eurasian griffon vulture standing next to a dead animal carcass, the Regional Directorate of State Forests in Wrocław said in a June 13 Facebook post.
Additionally, officers have started using cadaver dogs to search for Decker, the department previously confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
Despite extensive searches involving local and federal agencies, including the deployment of cadaver dogs and aerial surveillance, Decker has not been located.
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