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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /


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"Go to the cemetery of any Russian city. You can see right away just how many men have been killed."

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

A man died and 12 other people were injured when the roof of a prayer hall at the cemetery of the town of Tibnin was hit, according to Lebanese media.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

In 2013, attackers desecrated a Protestant cemetery in Jerusalem.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Attendees of the vigil laid flowers at the crosses in a makeshift cemetery.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

And then I took the steps over the stile and went through the old cemetery.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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

At the two largest cemeteries, researchers found an unusually large number of children and young teenagers among the dead.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2026

With cemeteries inaccessible during Sudan’s bloody civil war, residents of Khartoum resorted to burying their dead in just about any spare plot of land.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2026

The legislation prohibits the use of residential properties "specifically for the placement of ashes" as well as the burial of remains outside of cemeteries and areas where ecological burial is legal.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

Further evidence of fixed residence comes from their heavy stone tools, remains of substantial semi-underground houses with signs of remodeling, big village sites of a hundred or more dwellings, and cemeteries.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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