human remains
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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"Any discovery of human remains is taken extremely seriously," he said.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Strontium and oxygen isotopes preserved in human remains act like chemical fingerprints tied to local environments.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Two more sets of human remains were found this week, police told AFP, with media reports drawing a link to bear attacks.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
One of the bodies, that of a pregnant woman, was found just 10 feet away from where their probes suggested human remains lay as they worked with Homeland Security Investigations, according to Nelligan.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, these tunnels were used to store human remains from overcrowded cemeteries.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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