coffin

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I find this really irritating for about 150 reasons, one of which is that in an ever-automated world, it’s another nail in the coffin of human interaction.

From Los Angeles Times

He was buried Monday in a gold-colored coffin in a cemetery near the military base in Zapopan.

From Barron's

The footage ends with a wide shot of mourners bowing their heads in front of a group of at least 18 coffins draped in the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

From BBC

Rivka said she could not hug her mother or throw earth to cover her father's coffin, an important ritual in Judaism.

From BBC

Men can be seen carrying coffins - some child-sized - with the flag of the Islamic Republic draped over them.

From BBC