bury
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With mortuaries overflowing in Nepal, authorities have had to bury hundreds of unidentified bodies after DNA sampling.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Look forward to a delightful movie with a wild backstory: Its corporate ownership tried to bury Coyote vs.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
I don’t want to bury that under caveats.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Israeli troops used bulldozers to bury the bodies and vehicles on the side of the road, the Journal reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
She could wrap her arms around it and bury her nose in its smell.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
She plucks them, then buries them in silica sand for up to two weeks to drain any moisture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
At every turn, Schoenbrun buries the movie alive, heaping layer upon layer of meta subtext onto it.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Dozens of crumbling buildings in Venezuela's decimated earthquake zone bear a spray-painted letter 'D' -- a sign that buries any hope of finding life beneath the rubble.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
She padlocks the gate when she returns and buries witchy talismans around the property to ward off intruders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
When her throat hurts from yelling, she leans against the wall, buries her face in the crook of her elbow, and tries to swallow a shuddering sob.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Authorities later in the day said members of Nepal's Armed Police Force pulled alive Chandrika Shrestha, 64, from her buried home in Nuwakot district.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
The Tooro king will be buried next Saturday - the day he had hoped to celebrate the anniversary of his coronation.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Two hydropower workers were pulled alive on Friday from a tunnel buried by debris in Nepal, a rare ray of hope on the tenth day of rescue efforts after catastrophic Himalayan flooding.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
The buried layer may also be enormous in scale.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Miss Keya asks when we take Teddy’s book over to the checkout desk with the library card I find buried in my wallet.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
"I am burying AI at the moment, which is a lovely feeling."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Nepal was burying on Monday some of the hundreds of bodies retrieved after a deadly, tsunami-like flood crashed through the Himalayan region, sweeping away villages and leaving thousands still missing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
The experiment shows that burying cotton underwear can offer a simple but useful way to compare biological activity and fertility in different soils.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
The burying of the hatchet is a great relief for Edwards, who was troubled by the tension between his colleagues during their time on “Good Day L.A.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
‘He’s alive!’ cried Torak, burying his face in the wet grey fur.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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