cemetery
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The nearest cemetery was 9 miles away across the Nile into Khartoum’s downtown district, but going there essentially would be a suicide run, Izzo said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
The arrangement of burials at the site raises the possibility that Tinshemet Cave served as a dedicated burial area or even an early cemetery.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
One person wrote on Weibo, China's equivalent of X: "Who would resort to this if cemetery plots were affordable?"
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Pusztavacs, which has 1,300 inhabitants, received state support to renovate its cemetery and church and got its first automatic cash machine last year as part of a government law to install machines in all villages.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
The entrance to Cypress Hills cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, late 1800s.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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