cemetery
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In 2013, attackers desecrated a Protestant cemetery in Jerusalem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Durham County Council had two green flag awards for Durham crematorium and cemetery as well as Mountsett crematorium.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Unpopulated nightclubs as empty as a cemetery at midnight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
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
Doc let us fill up our bags again from his supply, but he promised he would take us out to the cemetery one day so we could gather dirt to make our own protection powder.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
Older cemeteries, especially in cities, are already known to shelter uncommon plants, insects, birds, and mammals.
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 new law will put an end to "bone ash apartments", which have risen in popularity as spaces in cemeteries remain scarce.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
Across the nation families and friends rolled out blankets and tarpaulins at parks, temples and even cemeteries over the weekend to eat and drink under cherry trees for traditional "hanami" or flower viewing gatherings.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
In this new climate, most body snatchers extended their territory, riffling the graves of distant cemeteries to space out their raids.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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