human remains
plural noun
: parts of the bodies of dead people
an area where ancient human remains have been found
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Officers searched a storage area and found a blue container with human remains later identified as Mamer.
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
But the proof is elusive, and no actual human remains have ever been found.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
An unsuspecting family searching for seashells on a beach four years ago found human remains that have since been identified as a banker from California who had been missing for nearly three decades.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Anderson County deputies responded around midday Sunday after a mother reported her children had found what appeared to be human remains near a creek.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
But the proof is elusive, and no actual human remains have ever been found.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
An unsuspecting family searching for seashells on a beach four years ago found human remains that have since been identified as a banker from California who had been missing for nearly three decades.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
Anderson County deputies responded around midday Sunday after a mother reported her children had found what appeared to be human remains near a creek.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Human remains.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20remains. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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