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mausoleum

[maw-suh-lee-uhm, -zuh-] / ˌmɔ səˈli əm, -zə- /


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New Orleans resembles a giant mausoleum: “The past is so much a part of the present here and it’s unhealthy,” says a concerned friend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Beefed-up security at the mausoleum prevented foreigners from entering, AFP journalists saw.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The North Korean leader's daughter Kim Ju Ae has made her first visit to a mausoleum housing her grandfather and great-grandfather, state media images showed Friday, further solidifying her place as her father's successor.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

A footballing mausoleum of memories and moments, both awe-inspiring and harrowing.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

He closed the mausoleum and hung the broken padlock in place so that it looked, at a quick glance, as if nothing had happened.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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