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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /


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On Aug. 13, cemetery officials along with members of the Inglewood city council gathered at Raker sisters’ burial site to commemorate the newly placed markers, the first for the eldest Raker sister.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

"Go to the cemetery of any Russian city. You can see right away just how many men have been killed."

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The soldiers are to be buried at the German war cemetery in Budaörs, just outside the Hungarian capital.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

After the funeral ceremony, the 112 bodies were taken to a nearby cemetery for burial.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Although the chevra kadisha was run by volunteers, the mortuary itself was privately owned, in affiliation with the cemetery.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Turrell spoke movingly of the close friends he lost during the campaign, some of whom he buried in the field, and who are now buried in Commonwealth war cemeteries on the continent.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

A long-running dispute between cemeteries and bike-lane and safe streets advocates in the San Fernando Valley has escalated to become a campaign issue in the Los Angeles mayor’s race.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Odd Arne Westad begins “The Coming Storm: Power, Conflict, and Warnings From History” with a poignant and haunting visit to World War I memorials and cemeteries in France.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Researchers explained that cemeteries provide especially good habitat because the land is peaceful, rarely disturbed, and largely free of pesticides.

From Science Daily May 28, 2026

In the fall of 1980, Maya Lin was a senior at Yale University, taking a class on funereal architecture, studying how cemeteries and monuments reflect attitudes toward death.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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