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[shroud] / ʃraʊd /


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If no one came to identify her, the team would prepare a clean white shroud, wash her according to Muslim custom and bury her nearby.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

“We expect that the shroud of uncertainty created by the conflict will weigh on the PMI this month.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

And she has gold lozenges painted all around the perimeter of her shroud, done tastefully, without obvious ostentation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The final room of the exhibit is designed for reflection and includes a life-sized bronze statue of Jesus created by Italian artist Luigi Enzo Matte, according to the dimensions of the image on the shroud.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Hazel realized that Hecate was assisting her—lending her the strength to keep up a defensive shroud.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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