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graveyard

[grayv-yahrd] / ˈgreɪvˌjɑrd /


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The graveyard is in the fictional town of Bellewood, Conn., where Jake, his long-suffering wife, Mattie, and their two children live, having recently left California.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Caroline Casey, the store manager at O'Neill's Sportswear, said their shop was transformed into a spooky graveyard, complete with three skeletons - including a mischievous one that interacted with the crowds.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

A graveyard caretaker wonders, “Why did they have to go and dig up Jason? Some people have a strange idea of entertainment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

But that kind of optimism can quickly start to sound more like whistling past the graveyard.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

I’ve never noticed any Swanns in the graveyard before.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

Each fall, my spouse and I honor our parents by placing wreaths in two graveyards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Until now, however, scientists have lacked a reliable way to determine how the remains of extinct megafauna and other animals accumulated, survived, and changed inside these submerged graveyards.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

He called for future submersible voyages to find more whale graveyards across the world.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Wall Street’s graveyards are filled with analysts who have insisted that they would.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

In fact I think hospitals are exactly what graveyards are supposed to be like.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel


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