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Recent Examples of body bag
Five minutes in a full body bag can lower core body temperature by as much as 1 degree Fahrenheit.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2024
Amid the growing casualties, the Kremlin has distributed a manual to soldiers on how to dig and maintain mass graves, filled with diagrams showing mass graves with body bags piled on top of one another, The Daily Telegraph reported.
—Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
That’s when people end up in the hospital, carrying serious injuries that might require intubation, or multiple surgeries, or a new heatstroke treatment involving a body bag full of ice.
—Lane Sainty, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
First responders and a body bag were waiting for her on the ground at Netheravon Airfield after her parachute and reserve failed, The Guardian reported, citing authorities.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2024
Amid the growing casualties, the Kremlin has distributed a manual to soldiers on how to dig and maintain mass graves, filled with diagrams showing mass graves with body bags piled on top of one another, The Daily Telegraph reported.
—Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
That’s when people end up in the hospital, carrying serious injuries that might require intubation, or multiple surgeries, or a new heatstroke treatment involving a body bag full of ice.
—Lane Sainty, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
First responders and a body bag were waiting for her on the ground at Netheravon Airfield after her parachute and reserve failed, The Guardian reported, citing authorities.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body bag
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In 1931, a flood damaged the cathedral’s crypt, exposing the three rulers’ coffins.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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After the discovery of the coffin, a team of archaeologists from Headland Archaeology safely removed the artifact.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to Payraudeau’s research, experts now know that the granite sarcophagus was reused by a high priest named Menkheperre around 1000 B.C.E., masking its connection to its original occupant.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Plot details are being kept in the sarcophagus but Cronin is hoping to breathe modern life into ageless evil.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
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Before the trip home, the former president was memorialized at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday morning before Special Air Mission 39 at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland took his casket on its final journey.Shirleen Guerra | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Jan. 2025
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Today’s Schedule 12 minutes ago President Carter’s casket will begin the day in the U.S. Capitol rotunda and end in a burial plot beside Rosalynn Carter in Plains, Ga.Kyler Alvord, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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The Senate may well have all been murdered on Lucilla’s weird, theater-y funeral bier.Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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Among the changes, the new rites eliminate the practice of placing the pope on an elevated bier in St. Peter's Basilica for public viewing.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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That's where Joseph Keil found a skeleton in a sarcophagus filled with water, but for some reason, Keil only removed the cranium from the tomb before sealing it back up.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
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The tomb provides insights into medical practices of the time and highlights the significance of such figures in ancient society.Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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Alongside this—and as the tweet directly above mentioned—there’s also the metaphorical impact of the event: characters appearing in a glass box to promote a show about privacy.Callum Booth, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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This decorative wooden box will discreetly hide those unsightly items that ultimately end up on my coffee table.Ali Faccenda, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2025
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Silvo isn't only welcomed by the security droids; he's also immediately taken down to the mint and into one of the vaults housing an absurd amount of Old Republic credits.Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Mercantile vaults held silver heirlooms for families off to Bar Harbor in the summer.Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20bag. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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