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
Prince Harry has previously said that walking behind his mother's coffin aged 12 was something no child "should be asked to do".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
He nailed several boards together to create a makeshift coffin for the limb.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
“You’re sleeping in a coffin for nine months. That would drive me crazy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“I am satisfied that Lucy’s body is not in that coffin; but that only proves one thing.”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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
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
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
An empty row down the middle of the room is lined on each side with what looks like at least thirty white coffins with glass-domed tops.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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