cemetery

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On social media, commentators have pointed out the cost of cemetery plots and queried how the new law will be regulated.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Meanwhile, cemetery spaces are limited and only come with a temporary lease which must be renewed every 20 years.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

West of Cairo, Egypt’s capital, a beautifully tended cemetery, roses and all, carries the graves of many of Montgomery’s Eighth Army, their names and regiments carefully inscribed on the pink limestone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

In Ain Ebel's cemetery, Jallad caresses her son's tombstone, surrounded by women trying to comfort her.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

It was a long walk to the cemetery.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago