ash

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Bone ash apartments are empty properties which are turned into ritual halls by family members of the deceased.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The later eruption likely covered much of the North Island in meters of ash.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Reyne told Gil he knew who had done it, but Gil wouldn’t let him punish the accused camper without proof, and anything close to that had turned to ash.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

McIndoe said he also came across a smoldering ash pit during the couple of hours he was on the hill.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

She was a little hungry, and bread with salt, while far less satisfying, was the only thing that Clara and she could eat that didn’t turn to ash in their mouths.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny