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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /


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The vast Theban necropolis, comprising an area of around 10km², was Egypt’s main royal and elite cemetery for half a millennium, from ca.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

We have rituals there—paying respects to aging aunts and uncles, attending the home church, visiting Steve’s mom and little sister in the cemetery, buying pie at the Amish store.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

The 84-year-old will be buried at a Belgrade cemetery on Monday, in a ceremony expected to draw thousands of mourners despite international condemnation.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

On Aug. 13, cemetery officials along with members of the Inglewood city council gathered at Raker sisters’ burial site to commemorate the newly placed markers, the first for the eldest Raker sister.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The old Balm of Gilead cemetery was along Quagmire Road, about halfway between here and home.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Turrell spoke movingly of the close friends he lost during the campaign, some of whom he buried in the field, and who are now buried in Commonwealth war cemeteries on the continent.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The cemeteries, neighborhood councils and clergy leaders had opposed the loss of motor vehicle lanes, saying it would cause a traffic nightmare.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

As cemeteries become overcrowded, should loved ones become gardening soil?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Odd Arne Westad begins “The Coming Storm: Power, Conflict, and Warnings From History” with a poignant and haunting visit to World War I memorials and cemeteries in France.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Other than that, he went wherever there was room to go forward — along roads and alleys and railroad tracks, across fields and cemeteries and golf courses.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli




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