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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /


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Danforth also noted that the bees prefer sandy soil, which the cemetery contains in large amounts.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

I work in a funeral and cemetery office, and I can tell you this: You can’t take money with you when you die.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Before processing to the cemetery, the priest asked the mourners to believe that the girls -- whose names translate to "faith" and "love" -- were now in a better place and with God.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Back then, the once-abandoned 62-acre cemetery was under new ownership and seeking ways to activate the space.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The remains ofPhineas, his mother, his brother-in-law, and 35,000 other San Francisco pioneers were dug up by the city and moved to a mass grave in a suburban cemetery.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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