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funeral

noun as in ceremony for the dead

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Multiple memorial events had already taken place, including a state funeral in Nairobi on Friday and a public viewing in a stadium in his home city of Kisumu on Saturday.

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And it was love for Yorkshire, and its people, that chair of Yorkshire County Cricket Club Colin Graves remembered at his funeral.

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They have since solicited money on a crowdfunding website to pay for her funeral, which took place earlier this month.

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On Saturday, large crowds of people were seen gathering at the funeral for the strike's victims.

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And on Friday, at the state funeral in another Nairobi stadium, led by President William Ruto, a stampede of mourners killed at least two people and left dozens injured.

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