human remains
plural noun
: parts of the bodies of dead people
an area where ancient human remains have been found
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Hundreds of thousands have returned to their homes during the ceasefire, though many found only rubble, human remains and unexploded ordnance.
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Jalal Bwaitel, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Scientists, for example, have found human remains in what is now Brazil that were covered with lice or nits dating back 10,000 years.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
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Hunters find human remains in NC national forest, feds say.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025
The human remains found in a suitcase floating in the East River last week have been identified as Edwin Echevarria, a 65-year-old Manhattan man, who was allegedly murdered by 23-year-old Christian Miller, who lived at the same address on Columbia Street, police said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Jalal Bwaitel, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
Scientists, for example, have found human remains in what is now Brazil that were covered with lice or nits dating back 10,000 years.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
Read Next North Carolina Rangers find man missing for days in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials say
May 17, 2024 7:20 AM
Read Next
North Carolina
Hunters find human remains in NC national forest, feds say.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025
The human remains found in a suitcase floating in the East River last week have been identified as Edwin Echevarria, a 65-year-old Manhattan man, who was allegedly murdered by 23-year-old Christian Miller, who lived at the same address on Columbia Street, police said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Human remains.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20remains. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.
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