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casket

[kas-kit, kah-skit] / ˈkæs kɪt, ˈkɑ skɪt /


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On Wednesday, Khamenei’s casket will be transported to Najaf and Karbala in Iraq, where Iran supports numerous armed groups, and where many among the Shia majority population regard Khamenei as a religious authority.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Mavericks fans staged a faux funeral complete with a casket a day later in front of the Dirk Nowitzki statue outside the American Airlines Center.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

A UK inquest has been opened into the death of the man in Shobahana Patel's casket, who still hasn't been identified.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Members of the Republican Guard carried the casket draped in a French flag into the courtyard to the beat of a drum before Macron read a eulogy, saying Jospin fought for justice and freedom.

From Barron's Mar. 26, 2026

Fred’s casket remained at the end of the long aisle in front of us, under a large, white cloth.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

The firm also owns Batesville, a company that makes caskets and cremation urns.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Hughes himself lay in one of the caskets to experience it.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

When Old Glory was planted on the moon in 1969, it had already draped the caskets of tens of thousands of soldiers who died in Vietnam.

From Salon Jan. 3, 2026

Indian authorities said an inscription on one of the caskets unearthed with the treasure confirmed the contents -- which include bone fragments -- as "relics of the Buddha".

From Barron's Jan. 3, 2026

I walked alongside a row of caskets, trying to feel my sister Deborah’s energy.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana




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