burial
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After the funeral ceremony, the 112 bodies were taken to a nearby cemetery for burial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
They said they had retrieved as many bodies as they could immediately after the attack and were relieved to be able to give others a proper burial.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
That night, Nanos was asked in an interview whether he believed Nancy’s disappearance would end in a rescue or a burial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Carrying out your friend’s prepaid burial wishes does not mean you’ve accepted the role of executor.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
In Sungir, Russia, archaeologists discovered in 1955 a 30,000-year-old burial site belonging to a mammoth-hunting culture.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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In addition to preventing lawful and decent burials, Bush, 48, previously pleaded guilty to 35 counts of fraud by false representation and another of fraudulently running a business, relating to the sale of funeral plans.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Funeral rites involving contact with the deceased have played a major role in the spread of Ebola during previous outbreaks, making safe burials a key way of limiting further spread of the disease.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
In the later period, burials became much more selective and were dominated by a single male lineage, indicating a different social organization.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
"We started here on July 25th, the very next day, to do all the work...so that all those people could have dignified burials."
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
I’d heard stories of old country burials with singers and dancers, but I wasn’t sure what to do, so we just dug a hole and said a passel of prayers.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Vocabulary lists containing burial
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -al, -ial
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