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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /


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He’s now buried right next to a baby girl who died at 4 months and had, until his burial, lain in the cemetery alone without anyone by her side.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

Don’t end up the richest person in the cemetery.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

The 27-year-old and his colleagues were attempting to carry out a safe burial at a cemetery in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, last month when they were attacked.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

In October, authorities established a cemetery in the city of Deir al Balah to bury unidentified bodies recovered from around the enclave.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

I walked five miles over low hills through the woods to the town of Etna, where I sat beside an old cemetery and ate my sandwiches, then packed up and walked home.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Odd Arne Westad begins “The Coming Storm: Power, Conflict, and Warnings From History” with a poignant and haunting visit to World War I memorials and cemeteries in France.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

An international team of scientists examined ancient DNA from human remains recovered at four hunter-gatherer cemeteries near Lake Baikal in East Siberia.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2026

With cemeteries inaccessible, they resorted to schools, mosques, backyards, sidewalks.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2026

The Vatican itself has not spoken on the matter, but in 2016 did set out its position to recommend that the bodies of the deceased are buried in cemeteries or other sacred places.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

The trip to the kitchen and back could not have taken more than two minutes, yet in that time I tramped through swampy cemeteries, climbed over dusty gravestones and eluded litters of night-black cats.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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