burial
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The men insisted relatives be allowed to conduct the burial themselves, in the traditional way, in which mourners say farewell by touching the dead one last time.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The body of a dead Ebola victim is highly infectious and the authorities need to ensure safe burial to stop the spread of the virus.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
"The burial was carried out in strict compliance with safety standards."
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
"Modern hunter-gatherer groups often see caves as a gateway into the spirit world, and this may be why we see so many caves used for burial by Early Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in northern Europe."
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
The nymphs he had scorned were kind to him in death and sought his body to give it burial, but they could not find it.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing burial
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -al, -ial
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"Taste of Salt" by Frances Collins, Chapters 13–18
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Doctor Faustus
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