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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /


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One person wrote on Weibo, China's equivalent of X: "Who would resort to this if cemetery plots were affordable?"

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Pusztavacs, which has 1,300 inhabitants, received state support to renovate its cemetery and church and got its first automatic cash machine last year as part of a government law to install machines in all villages.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

West of Cairo, Egypt’s capital, a beautifully tended cemetery, roses and all, carries the graves of many of Montgomery’s Eighth Army, their names and regiments carefully inscribed on the pink limestone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Next, the scientists created detailed maps of each cemetery.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

“I want to walk to the cemetery, Mama,” I said with a sudden inspiration.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles