main body
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The main body of the show, mounted in capacious glass cabinets, is organized around his most notable books.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
Firefighters had anticipated that the blaze would eventually move in this direction and reiterated that the main body of the fire remained inside primary containment lines and that things were still going as planned.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025
But the main body representing champagne producers – the Comité Champagne -- said mistreatment of workers happened very rarely and when discovered was immediately stopped.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025
Moreover, this change in calcium levels occurred not only in the main body of the cell but also within substructures such as mitochondria -- the tiny power plants that cells use to produce energy.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024
It appeared to be made mostly of silver metal and plastic, with little tubes spiraling down the long shaft of its main body.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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