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From certain angles it seems not much bigger than the shoe occupied by the old woman in the nursery rhyme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In 2023, doctors in Taiwan removed more than 300 kidney stones from a 20 year old woman who had reportedly been drinking bubble tea instead of water.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026
Two exhumations have taken place so far, including the remains of a 94 year old woman who died in 2018, and a 78 year old patient who died in 2015.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
“A grandmother, an old woman like me, alone.”
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026
But Mrs. Clarke’s words made Penelope realize that she did not know where the wise old woman was buried.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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