tomb
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The state media broadcast featured the 42-year-old dictator paying homage to the deceased, scattering dirt over one tomb and laying a white rose on another.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The site is considered holy to Christians – who revere it as the site of Jesus's last Supper – and to Jews who see it as the tomb of the biblical King David.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Artefacts from voyages line exhibits surrounding the vessel, including part of a Chinese tomb that once served as ballast in the hold of a galleon.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
During the earlier phase, people buried in the tomb were often members of the same extended families, suggesting close-knit groups spanning multiple generations.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
The library was like a tomb, illumined from within by a chill fluorescent light that, by contrast, made the afternoon seem colder and grayer than it was.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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