coffin
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In 1997, the nation's hearts went out to the two young boys, then aged 15 and 12, as they accompanied Diana's coffin through hushed London streets at her funeral.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
A number of stories are tied to the sensational mystery that arises when Eliza May’s coffin is opened and found to be empty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Thousands of people flocked onto the streets of Mumbles to watch the procession transporting her coffin back to her home, an AFP reporter saw.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Sobers' coffin was draped in the flag of Barbados and set off from the Parliament Buildings in Bridgetown on a gun carriage for a formal procession through the nation's capital.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“And we bought eighty shares of a coffin manufacturing firm for fifty cents a share.”
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
The earliest burials were generally spaced apart from one another, and the bodies were placed inside coffins.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Tributes on Chinese social media revived Zhu’s most quotable lines, including his vow that he had prepared “100 coffins, 99 for corrupt officials and one for myself.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Draped in Palestinian flags, the coffins were carried through streets filled with nationalist songs and chants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Relatives of the dead gathered at Police General Hospital on Tuesday to claim the bodies of their loved ones, and AFP saw one man holding an incense stick over one of the coffins.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
I looked across the room at the pile of coffins.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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