buried

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Although everyone comments on her beauty, 17-year-old Fatima prefers to tie her hair back in a ponytail, her bright eyes buried underneath a black ball cap, her body concealed in unflattering tracksuits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

They gave the U.S. a perpetual concession for the cemetery where most of those fallen Americans are buried.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Graells suggested that part of the cargo may have become buried beneath the sand immediately after the accident, preventing recovery efforts at the time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

But he watched in disbelief as tonnes of colliery waste poured down the hillside and buried part of the junior school.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“Thank you. It’s a lovely and virtuous trait, being able to admit that you were wrong. She’s alive. She helped the Poles. She buried Enigmas.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin