cremate
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They happen when people die in poverty, alone or without relatives who can afford to cremate or bury them.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025
I learned that in August 2023 from a mortician preparing to cremate my mother.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
Those who opt to bury or cremate on their own pay a funeral home.
From Slate • Oct. 3, 2024
Before the 90-day waiting period is over, mortuaries are not allowed to embalm or cremate people without authorization from their next of kin, so the cooler is the only way to keep remains preserved.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024
The first attempts to cremate it in a closed furnace on a large scale, made in London in 1870, were not successful, primarily owing to the unscientific design of the furnace.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
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