interred

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In 1989, during the French revolutionary bicentennial celebrations, Condorcet was symbolically interred in the Panthéon, but Brissot, who advocated the export of the revolution to other nations by force, remains a less-celebrated figure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Evidence suggests the site was prepared with care, and the victims were interred with personal belongings such as bronze jewellery and ceramic drinking vessels.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

His body is interred at the Washington headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, which also contains a small museum in his honour.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

In burials discovered from sixth-century Britain, human remains have been found to have been interred in striking, unusual ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

“By the time Miss Wren rescued her, Pompey was so depressed she was nearly dead from it. She lingered on for only a few weeks after she arrived, then was interred here.”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs