cemetery
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The same defensive structure was rebuilt, a hamlet or farm was established on a nearby hilltop, and people were buried in a cemetery between the two areas.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Joined by Guyanese Prime Minister Mark Phillips, Charles laid ceremonial wreaths on the graves of soldiers who fought for Britain before independence in a Georgetown cemetery.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
A cemetery is more than a resting place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
A 20-something cemetery employee, he shot “Ten Will” in 13 days on the weekends, scouting locations during his commute from MacArthur Park to Inglewood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
In November, President Lincoln arrived to dedicate the battlefield as a national cemetery.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Renfe has said it will provide alternative transport along the route from Friday, ahead of the All Saints' Day long weekend, when families traditionally visit cemeteries to lay flowers on the graves of relatives.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Turrell spoke movingly of the close friends he lost during the campaign, some of whom he buried in the field, and who are now buried in Commonwealth war cemeteries on the continent.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
A long-running dispute between cemeteries and bike-lane and safe streets advocates in the San Fernando Valley has escalated to become a campaign issue in the Los Angeles mayor’s race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
While most people look to the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution to understand America, I look to its cemeteries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Then he resorts to taking long walks, through fields and woods and cemeteries.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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