casket
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Members of the Republican Guard carried the casket draped in a French flag into the courtyard to the beat of a drum before Macron read a eulogy, saying Jospin fought for justice and freedom.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Others surged towards the casket, dancing, clapping, ululating; all through tears.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
He was three years old when a photographer captured him saluting his father’s casket, and for many years, that was how most of America pictured him.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
It had been buried in Ampthill Park inside a terracotta casket and sealed with wax to evade metal detectors.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025
We just stand while the casket is lowered into the ground, and after ten minutes of respectful silence, the gravediggers move up from behind us to begin filling the open hole with dirt.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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