coffin

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They will include his granddaughter, aged just 14 months according to official media, whose coffin was also emblazoned with Iran's tricolour flag.

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

The state funeral of Khamenei’s predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in 1989, drew an estimated 10 million mourners and prompted chaotic scenes, in which officials nearly lost control of his coffin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

However, it was the return to Westminster of Andy Burnham that proved to be the final nail in the coffin for Sir Keir's premiership.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Hundreds of years later, when Wyck and Patricia dig up his coffin, they find him inside, very much alive but lacking sufficient answers.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

The ceremony in the church took about half an hour; there was a blessing, and then the coffin was lowered and the freezing mourners departed.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady