cemetery

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

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

One person wrote on Weibo, China's equivalent of X: "Who would resort to this if cemetery plots were affordable?"

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

"He did not want to leave the town. He stayed, but is now in the cemetery," she told AFP, sobbing in the church hall.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

The cemetery looked as if the living had taken up residence.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm