bury
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“In Ituri, people want to bury their own family members.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Sudden movements "may also bury our responders", she said, explaining why this phase of the operation had to be done mostly manually.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
One family member who spoke to BBC News Brasil in 2019 said he had only been able to bury his son's remains over two years after the incident.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
But I can choose to recognize that some performers, artistic works and brands are simply too big to fail or bury, so they become some version of a beached grey whale’s corpse.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
The nation could hardly bury its martyred Father Abraham with a lead ball lodged in his brain.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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