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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /


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He’s now buried right next to a baby girl who died at 4 months and had, until his burial, lain in the cemetery alone without anyone by her side.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

Don’t end up the richest person in the cemetery.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

In October, authorities established a cemetery in the city of Deir al Balah to bury unidentified bodies recovered from around the enclave.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

He will begin his visit at the cemetery, where unidentified migrants are buried in numbered graves.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

I visited Uncle Edisto and Aunt Florentine in the cemetery quite a bit.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

While most people look to the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution to understand America, I look to its cemeteries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Scientists say the discovery strengthens the idea that cemeteries can act as important refuges for biodiversity.

From Science Daily May 28, 2026

With cemeteries inaccessible during Sudan’s bloody civil war, residents of Khartoum resorted to burying their dead in just about any spare plot of land.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2026

The Vatican itself has not spoken on the matter, but in 2016 did set out its position to recommend that the bodies of the deceased are buried in cemeteries or other sacred places.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

Other than that, he went wherever there was room to go forward — along roads and alleys and railroad tracks, across fields and cemeteries and golf courses.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli




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