funeral
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At funeral after funeral, grieving parents said the same thing: All they did wrong was send their kid to school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
At the funeral service on Wednesday, patriotic songs blaring, the city's deputy mayor Nguyen Manh Cuong said authorities "will not overlook any opportunity or method to continue the journey of searching for the fallen comrades".
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Expanding on that idea, Ashe incorporates the ebullient sound of a New Orleans funeral band in the song's closing moments.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The family was also assigned 2wish caseworker Jo who helped them with arranging Olivia-Grace's funeral, and continues to provide support through monthly coffee mornings and regular check-ins.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
On the morning of Miss Myrt’s funeral, we hoed weeds in the field like troopers.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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More recently, like most Israelis, I have been to dozens of funerals and shiva houses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Some Nepali families who were searching for their missing loved ones had begun holding symbolic funerals in the last few days, in a sign of dimming hope for survivors.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
They can prepay for funerals and give gifts, as long as they do so ahead of the look-back period.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Courts have repeatedly upheld buffer-zone protections for funerals, polling sites and other places where people deserve to be left in peace; a law addressing disruptive behavior at houses of worship is on solid constitutional ground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
But how many funerals could possibly be in that boy’s calendar?
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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