cremation
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“Be sure to outline specifics pertaining to burial or cremation and any desired music, readings or religious elements. Consider prepaying or prearranging funeral or memorial services.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
His family had held off the cremation in the hope that there would be some news of his missing parents, wife and daughter, who were all swept away when the floods came roaring down.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
At a cremation site in Kathmandu, the family of Mahesh Dangol prepared to bid farewell to him after delaying the funeral by a few days.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery plans to work with a Berlin-based startup to offer an eco-friendly alternative to burial and cremation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Usually they put them in three at a time to burn faster, but I rushed him in by himself to make sure he had the dignity of his own cremation.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
In police interviews, Bush – whose funeral parlour was found in a state of chaos when officers raided it – told how debts had accrued, leaving him unable to pay for cremations.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
As part of the outpouring of solidarity from Venezuelans, many private funeral homes have offered free hearses to transport the dead, and free cremations.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
He described how possessions had been either "thrown" into corners or bagged with rubbish, rather than being placed in the coffins of loved ones ahead of burials or cremations.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
Public Health Minister Jenni Minto said it was an "environmentally friendly alternative" to more traditional burials or cremations.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
‘And what is the percentage of cremations in your business?’
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
