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burial

[ber-ee-uhl] / ˈbɛr i əl /


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Sato said that even after his execution, "for his family the horror continued" with his body not returned for burial in Isfahan but transferred to Kashan some 200 kilometres away.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The burial patterns showed that boys and girls often followed the same cemetery customs as adult men and women.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

The discovery of burial sites like the one here has long eaten away at relations between the neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

It came to international attention in 2014, after local historian Catherine Corless discovered there were 796 death certificates for children and babies who died there, but no burial records.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

As the mourners turned their backs to the coffin to await its burial, Pinmei could not help stealing a look.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

"A month and a half later, four people were able to be identified and there were four burials," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Archaeologists work with excavated burials; “The Road to Hel” leads to the meanings behind the objects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

The dead are traditionally cremated on funeral pyres in Hindu-majority Nepal, and the burials are viewed as long-term storage until families can retrieve them.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Bodies placed on top of one another were found in two-thirds of the chamber's burials.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Dobyns was struck by the disparity between the large number of burials recorded at the parish and the far smaller number of baptisms.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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