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bone

[bohn] / boʊn /
NOUN
piece of animate skeleton
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Despite trying a series of medications, his bone density continued to decline.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

So David lost time and bone while the insurer benefited financially from this delay.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Like tree rings, bone tissue contains growth lines that mark each year of an animal's life.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Carl Bembridge, from Bristol, began an apprenticeship at Redfield's Cohesion Hair as a "shy" schoolboy, having undergone 11 operations due to the bone condition rickets.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Usually Columbia just chewed on his bone until the meat was gone.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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