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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /


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He said he often brings a sandwich from the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills to eat at the cemetery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

One sister died "within hours" of showing symptoms, while for the other, "we had to take her to the cemetery without a wake," Mailen said.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Gravestones are removed, graves moved to Hope cemetery.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Other notable artifacts connected to St. Eustatius are a headstone from its Jewish cemetery, commemorating a merchant’s wife, and a Hanukkah lamp from Amsterdam that was eventually carried to St. Thomas by Jewish exiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

To walk to the cemetery to visit Santi's grave and ask her questions, hard questions, about boys.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds




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