coffin
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A day or two before Princess Diana’s funeral, Spencer visited the Chapel Royal, where her coffin was placed for private viewing before the service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The London audience had just been treated to a Traitors-themed musical performance in his honour, which included fellow cast member Paloma Faith emerging from a coffin, when he was given the surprise award.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Three men removed the deceased from a body bag, which they tossed aside, before returning the corpse to the coffin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
He nailed several boards together to create a makeshift coffin for the limb.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
“It’s when the connective tissues between the hoof and the coffin bone are compromised and the coffin bone rotates toward the sole of the hoof.”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Thousands of protesters wore red and carried symbolic coffins during a demonstration in Mexico City on Saturday, demanding answers about the 43 trainee teachers who went missing 12 years ago.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
After the U.S. exhibitions, Florenz plans to send the traveling group of approximately 40 coffins to Red Clay Studio in Tamale, Ghana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Inside, I do a double-take: the men working inside are hammering together wooden coffins.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The earliest burials were generally spaced apart from one another, and the bodies were placed inside coffins.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
She told Chucha civilized people had to sleep on beds, coffins were for corpses.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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