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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /


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There were mothers and grandmothers in Lviv watering the flowers on fresh graves in a swiftly expanding military cemetery.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

He said he often brings a sandwich from the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills to eat at the cemetery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

One sister died "within hours" of showing symptoms, while for the other, "we had to take her to the cemetery without a wake," Mailen said.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

More images showed how Mohammed and his brothers then carried the shrouded body of their late father away from the cemetery and down the hill to relative safety under the watchful gaze of the settlers.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Hospital authorities had buried the unknown old man in the paupers’ cemetery.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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