headstone

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Not included: “A headstone or any other permanent memorial,” the site adds.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 18, 2025

After his dilapidated grave was discovered in Ramsgate, a campaign to restore his resting place has culminated in a small headstone with the Wimbledon logo on it being erected to celebrate his success.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

A year after Alexei Navalny's suspicious death in a Russian prison, his supporters have been helping choose a headstone for his grave in Moscow.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

The circumstances of the child’s death are eventually established as being bizarre and farcical, and along with a recurring gag involving the epitaph on her little headstone, it’s all supposed to be hilarious.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2022

Hermione lit her wand and pointed it at the name on the headstone.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling