ashes
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"I've got his ashes, I've got his dog's ashes, pictures on the walls, candles," she said.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Though her urn remains in the place she loved most, Landers hopes, someday, to bury her ashes in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery next to her youngest son.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Companies devastated by the Sept. 11 attacks, including Cantor Fitzgerald, which lost 658 employees that day, also managed to rise from the ashes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
According to charging documents, Marfil admitted to Cal Fire law enforcement “the disposing of hot ashes into a burn pile,” which allegedly ultimately sparked the blaze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
I went to the altar with them to get ashes, shuffling along in the swaying line.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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