cemetery
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The nearest cemetery was 9 miles away across the Nile into Khartoum’s downtown district, but going there essentially would be a suicide run, Izzo said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
West of Cairo, Egypt’s capital, a beautifully tended cemetery, roses and all, carries the graves of many of Montgomery’s Eighth Army, their names and regiments carefully inscribed on the pink limestone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Two suspects, a public health officer from Nyamira and a cemetery caretaker, have reportedly been arrested in connection with the matter, with others being questioned.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
In Ain Ebel's cemetery, Jallad caresses her son's tombstone, surrounded by women trying to comfort her.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
The Shoun brothers, who had performed the first autopsy, appeared at the cemetery and renewed their search for the bullet.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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