Bone Earl Oddly Found In Soil

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Updated: October 19, 2025

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	99%	7		Exact Match!
noun • bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow
	40%	14		His titles included Earl of Salisbury and Earl of Warwick
noun • English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
	27%	12		A bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone, makes too little bone, or both
noun • abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women

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