burial
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The discovery of burial sites like the one here has long eaten away at relations between the neighbors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
It came to international attention in 2014, after local historian Catherine Corless discovered there were 796 death certificates for children and babies who died there, but no burial records.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
“Be sure to outline specifics pertaining to burial or cremation and any desired music, readings or religious elements. Consider prepaying or prearranging funeral or memorial services.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The tomb features an outer courtyard, rock-cut chapel and subterranean burial chambers.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The jets flew over the burial cortège in a tight formation that had an odd imbalance to it.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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Archaeologists work with excavated burials; “The Road to Hel” leads to the meanings behind the objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Meanwhile, in Chitwan, a district far downstream from where the floods first hit, makeshift burials were taking place after the Himalayan nation's river systems brought nearly 300 dead bodies to its banks.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Foreign Secretary Amrit Bahadur Rai told reporters on Sunday the burials followed international protocols, adding that Nepal needed "more than a thousand" freezer units to store bodies.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Each new burial altered how the available space was organized and understood while still taking earlier burials into account.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Already they had discovered nine burials, one body placed in a big funerary urn, all apparently interred at the same time.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -al, -ial
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