burial
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The only goods and services which are exempt from GST are: financial services, insurance, postal services, medical supplies, medicines on prescription, supplies by charities, registered childcare, some burial and cremation services, and school fees.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
He’s now buried right next to a baby girl who died at 4 months and had, until his burial, lain in the cemetery alone without anyone by her side.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
The swings between carbon burial and carbon accumulation in the atmosphere became less extreme, making Earth's climate system more resistant to disruption.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
The 56-year-old did not participate in the funeral ceremonies in Tehran and Qom, and there was no indication that he attended the burial.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
I volunteered at our shul’s burial society, and every month, I found myself reciting the Song of Songs over a fresh corpse.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Funeral rites involving contact with the deceased have played a major role in the spread of Ebola during previous outbreaks, making safe burials a key way of limiting further spread of the disease.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Radiocarbon dating revealed that many of the burials took place over a relatively brief period.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
Hastily arranged burials of Ebola victims have been met with suspicion in a region already distrustful of the state.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
During previous outbreaks, the hospital relied on robust donor funding and a team of social workers to educate the community about preventive measures, ranging from social distancing to safe burials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
I’d heard stories of old country burials with singers and dancers, but I wasn’t sure what to do, so we just dug a hole and said a passel of prayers.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -al, -ial
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"Taste of Salt" by Frances Collins, Chapters 13–18
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