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Their ancient relatives were likely similar in being soft bodied marine organisms.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026
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
South Korea is still technically at war with North Korea, with all able bodied men between expected to fulfil the country's mandatory conscription requirements.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 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
Unlike the long-limbed, long bodied animals of the south that are cooled by dispensing heat on extended surfaces, all live things in the Arctic tend toward compactness, to conserve heat.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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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