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tomb

[toom] / tum /


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The rescuers guided Gil out of his would-be tomb, onto a gurney and outside into the crush of onlookers waiting below the tropical sun, already blazing before 10 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

While France's plans for a similar underground nuclear tomb have met with strong opposition, Onkalo has received broader backing in Finland.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

Researchers have also identified a Da Vinci family tomb at the Church of Santa Croce in Vinci.

From Science Daily May 4, 2026

King Tutankhamun’s tomb, containing the pharaoh’s solid-gold inner coffin and death mask.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

And Lazlo was surprised by the strength of his gratitude—to be believed, even by a tomb raider from a family of assassins.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Beginning in 2022, she surveyed rock cut tombs dating from the Lydian through Roman periods around Sardis.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

We visited on a sunny day, and the wind blew hard as we traced Mina and Lucy’s steps through the tombs and along the path past the Abbey toward Robin Hood’s Bay.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

It culminates above the ancient tombs and temples of Luxor, Egypt, where trips are selling swiftly.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

Nine other tombs "similar" to the one found on Friday had already been found at the site, she added.

From Barron's Feb. 21, 2026

There was no electric light down here, no heating either, or any other comforts, only the quiet tombs and the mice scurrying over the cracked flagstones of the floor.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke




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