coffin
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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
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
She later framed the cherished relic with dried flowers that had decorated Abraham Lincoln’s coffin at the White House funeral.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Gabriel Florenz, founding artistic and executive director of the Brooklyn cultural center Pioneer Works, considers Wolfe’s holdings the most important collection of Ghanaian fantasy coffins in the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Investors went ga-ga over industrial agglomerations for tin, oil, electric utilities, flour, furniture, copper, pottery, leather, borax, oatmeal, even coffins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The earliest burials were generally spaced apart from one another, and the bodies were placed inside coffins.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Dozens of mourners gathered in front of 44 coffins at the emotional service, as police announced that the death toll had risen to 46.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Peter hoped they didn’t remind Vola of coffins.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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