skeleton
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"We discovered that this membrane skeleton is actively regulating the nutrient uptake process of neurons," Zhou said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
The skeleton is 61% complete by bone count and 75% to 80% complete by bone mass, making it one of the most complete T. Rexes ever uncovered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Now that Graham’s gone, it’s only fitting that his imaginary grandma rest her bewigged skeleton in that great rocking chair in the sky.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed "Gus" sold Tuesday for $50.1 million at Sotheby's in New York, making it the most valuable dinosaur fossil bought at auction after a 10-minute battle between seven bidders.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
When the smoke cleared at the plant, the entire roof and top third of the reactor 1 building had been reduced to a smoking steel skeleton.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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There were Roman catacombs with fewer skeletons than those in his closet.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
The calming locales both complement and contradict the plot’s revelations, which are hardly bombshells but do speak to how well-to-do families labor to shove inconvenient skeletons into the closet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
A new, though extinct, species of whale was also identified among the nearly 500 skeletons found up to 7,000 metres deep along a 1,200 kilometre corridor of bones in the Indian Ocean west of Australia.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Our skeletons and muscles are incredible structures that deal with gravity - even when we simply move our bodies on Earth we are dealing with forces.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
That’s when those skeletons on the wall took on an eerie glow.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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