in the flesh
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Eventually, Giuliani appears in the flesh, his blond hair slicked back like his father’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Since leaving prison five months ago, former-President Hernández has still not seen his family in the flesh.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
It wouldn’t be until after the musician’s comeback tour that Milgrom would actually see him in the flesh in August 1981, and it was a moment he would not forget.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Mastick and her team opened 178 cans and carefully dissected the preserved fish, counting tiny parasitic worms known as anisakids embedded in the flesh.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026
An hour later I met Hall in the flesh.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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