parlour

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Humberside Police removed 35 bodies and the ashes of 167 people from Legacy's parlour in Hessle Road following a "concern for care of the deceased" in March 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Legume hordes like clover pull nitrogen from the air, reducing the use of chemical fertilisers, and the milking parlour is 80-percent solar- and wind-powered.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

Reflecting on the possible reason, she said "I know I am not in the in-crowd. I don't play some of the parlour games".

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Cai went to a tattoo parlour in Brighton, where he has lived since 2019.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2025

Montag turned and looked at his wife, who sat in the middle of the parlour talking to an announcer, who in turn was talking to her.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury