tombstones

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Soldiers who demonstrated "extraordinary valour" are honoured with outdoor graves and tombstones, while others are commemorated in urns inside the columbarium.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Nearby, a well-maintained veterans cemetery can be seen, its tombstones decorated with wreaths and flowers.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

On “Chains and Whips,” Pusha T opens up lethally: “The question marks block your blessings / There’s no tombstones in the desert / I know by now you get the message.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Anyone who visits an older cemetery anywhere in North America is startled to see the large numbers of tombstones inscribed with the names of infants and young children.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

I stood at the gate and looked out at all the tombstones, white and gray, sprouting from the ground like weird teeth.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds