bury
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“In Ituri, people want to bury their own family members.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 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
He took part in a ceremony to bury the war dead, recalling their "last heroic moments" and covering the remains of a soldier with earth.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Finn hoped she couldn’t tell that what he really wanted was for her to leave so he could bury his face in Mom’s clothes.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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