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It can also be dangerous to embalm traditions, Burke believed, noting that “a state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

It is used to embalm dead bodies and to make perfume, incense and medicine.

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2023

However, Full Circle, and doulas across the country, do not embalm or handle human remains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2022

Lawyer Ronald Gordon, who is representing Chen’s family, said Chen’s parents traveled to Fiji after their daughter’s death but didn’t embalm her body and take her to the U.S. as they’d hoped.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2022

Mr. Carriaga addressed him sternly: “Did you embalm Josh Billings?”

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

But currently in the mortuary, Ms Walton embalms about three to four bodies a day.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023

Zahn, owner of the Tillman Funeral Home & Crematory, embalms and buries people for a living.

From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 24, 2013

Among them is Paccione Funeral Directors in Staten Island, which embalms up to 140 bodies a month.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2011

The average funeral home embalms about 150 bodies a year, suggesting that many embalmers are not exposed to formaldehyde throughout the day.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2011

The nominalization rule takes a perfectly spry verb and embalms it into a lifeless noun by adding a suffix like -ance, -ment, -ation, or -ing.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

His father’s embalmed body, dressed in military uniform, lay atop a catafalque in the country’s largest Orthodox cathedral, shrouded in incense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Lukashenko visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun -- where Kim's embalmed father and grandfather lie in state -- to pay his respects, flanked by top North Korean officials, the report said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026

The bodies had been donated to science, with the subjects dying in the past three years and then embalmed.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025

To take an example from last year, “Talk to Me,” a horror film about an embalmed hand that lets people commune with the dead, became a box office hit, grossing $92 million worldwide.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2024

Twenty-two embalmed hearts of popes are on display at a church near the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Resting on the mummy's abdomen was a papyrus that had been deliberately placed there as part of the embalming ritual.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

The family paid Risher $4,131 for funeral and embalming services in preparation for the funeral held at Casa Funeral Espinoza in Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026

Instead, it reflects a complex blend of substances used during embalming, along with preserved fabrics and materials wrapped around the body.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 16, 2026

Funeral homes charge for embalming, caskets, vaults and funeral services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

After embalming me, she headed to the bedroom.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane