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But Colón’s instrumental preference changed once he heard the bodied timbre of Mon Rivera’s all-trombone brass lineup marching to a bomba beat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
He bodied Walker at one stage, put him on the ground.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2024
But there has also been some debate about when regional endothermy evolved, and whether extinct species like the megalodon was warm bodied.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2023
"Since there are no paper filters involved, French press brews a cup which retains all of the coffee's natural oils, resulting in a very full bodied and rich cup."
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2023
One was tall and big bodied, the other was tall and trim.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
A movement in the trees behind Ronan made Hagrid raise his bow again, but it was only a second centaur, black-haired and -bodied and wilder-looking than Ronan.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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