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crypt

[kript] / krɪpt /


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Another is a pungent work of terror about a cursed man who inexplicably perishes in the village’s crypt, forcing the townspeople to investigate by disinterring the bodies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

When the structure is completed and the scaffolding dismantled, the tower will be blessed on June 10 to coincide with the centenary of the death of Gaudi, whose body lies in the basilica's crypt.

From Barron's Feb. 10, 2026

If that stem cell develops epigenetic changes, every cell within the crypt inherits them.

From Science Daily Jan. 10, 2026

The natural well was later incorporated into the walls of Glasgow Cathedral, forming the heart of the Kentigern Shrine in the crypt.

From BBC Nov. 30, 2025

Nor did Teresa give the men who came to take them up from the crypt the satisfaction of seeing her shed tears.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

Brontë was fascinated by silent crypts and tormenting passions.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

All the mummified remains in the various crypts, apart from the Crusader are of people who died between 400 and 450 years ago, according to the Church.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2025

Truly, baseball crypts are filled with the dead arms of pitchers who were asked to compete in the postseason outside of their comfort zone.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2024

Serrated adenomas, on the other hand, are associated with a different type of stem-like cell with fetal characteristics that appears mysteriously at the tops of the crypts.

From Science Daily May 29, 2024

The yellow room smelt of crumpets, crypts, and carpet.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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