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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /


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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

Zulmi was buried in a military cemetery in his hometown in Bandung, West Java, while Ichwan and Farizal were laid to rest in their respective hometowns in Central Java and Yogyakarta.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The cemetery, too, starts to overflow, and so bodies must be burned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

More than a thousand people walked three miles in the rain to the black cemetery in Marion.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman




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