coffin
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A short distance from the nursery, workers in white protective suits loaded a child-sized coffin into the back of a pickup truck.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Taking the episode full circle, they each laid in a coffin, just as Winkleman had, to await their fate.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
Spencer said that during a separate call he implored Charles not to force William and Harry to walk behind their mother’s coffin during a public funeral procession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“The earrings are worth enough to buy me a coffin and a burial, wherever I die.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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Some of the "hanging coffins" can still be seen on nearby Sagada cliffs.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Florenz plans to exhibit about 40 coffins by acclaimed Ghanaian artists, including Kane Kwei and Paa Joe, at Pioneer Works beginning in June.
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
From this high perch, the reporter spotted an undertaker struggling to get his supply of coffins to safety.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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