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coffin

[kaw-fin, kof-in] / ˈkɔ fɪn, ˈkɒf ɪn /


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It has now been confirmed that her coffin will be brought to her Mumbles home on 15 August at 15:30 BST, with people invited to "pay their respects" by lining Newton Road at 15:15.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

At the end of the day, it’s a “legally viable way to get a fresh start,” Judge said — not a nail in someone’s financial coffin.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

At the shrine, dozens of clerics stood ready to pray over the coffin before it was carried on to the city of Karbala.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

On Wednesday, Khamenei’s coffin was to be carried through the streets of Karbala, where the fateful 7th-century battle took place.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Everyone was waiting for me now, so I crouched down and grabbed a big handful of dirt and sprinkled it onto the coffin.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

"All I want to do is to get home," said Amadi, who has been in South Africa for 10 years and worked at a small company that made coffins.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

The soldiers were buried on Sunday in coffins draped in the Indonesian flag during military funerals with gun salutes.

From Barron's Apr. 5, 2026

Items included flags that were meant to have been draped on coffins, sports shirts intended to be a loved one's final outfit and wedding photographs.

From BBC Apr. 2, 2026

Though concentrated, it’s situated among newly refreshed spaces containing lavishly ornamented mummy coffins, carved grave stelae, canopic jars, tomb wall reliefs and the preserved body of a woman named Gautseshenu.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

I could just see funeral homes selling big jars of honey for dead people, instead of coffins.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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