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Jettisoning the corpses quickly meant we were spared the sight of dead people awkwardly rising and walking offstage during the blackouts between scenes.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
In others, corpses were sent to medical schools, biotech companies and for-profit body brokers without consent.
—Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
The Nosferatu cast battles rats, corpses and rabid dogs.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
The navy hoped the corpses would disappear without a trace, but in at least 65 cases bodies washed onto beaches in Argentina and Uruguay.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Another appeared to be an accounting of corpses of prisoners who died in custody and were being transferred to nearby military hospitals or being handed over to their families.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
However, its forces are made up of jihadist militants, who were shown on video committing a slew of atrocities, including beheadings and the desecration of corpses during their lightning offensive that led to Assad’s collapse.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
Dozens of corpses used by Med Ed Labs came from the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, including at least 10 unclaimed bodies, records show.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Somebody has to wash the corpses and say the prayers.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 2024
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
In others, corpses were sent to medical schools, biotech companies and for-profit body brokers without consent.
—Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
The Nosferatu cast battles rats, corpses and rabid dogs.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
The navy hoped the corpses would disappear without a trace, but in at least 65 cases bodies washed onto beaches in Argentina and Uruguay.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Another appeared to be an accounting of corpses of prisoners who died in custody and were being transferred to nearby military hospitals or being handed over to their families.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
However, its forces are made up of jihadist militants, who were shown on video committing a slew of atrocities, including beheadings and the desecration of corpses during their lightning offensive that led to Assad’s collapse.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
Dozens of corpses used by Med Ed Labs came from the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, including at least 10 unclaimed bodies, records show.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Somebody has to wash the corpses and say the prayers.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Corpses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corpses. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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