hold a funeral
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For almost a quarter of a century her family have been left without answers, unable to grieve properly or even hold a funeral.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Family and friends plan to hold a funeral for Douglas in two weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2024
“We don’t take parts before we hold a funeral for them,” said the leader of A Fun.
From NewsForKids.net ● Apr. 5, 2024
Shamdasani added that in some cases, authorities were placing conditions on the release of bodies, asking families not to hold a funeral or speak to the media.
From Reuters ● Oct. 28, 2022
They had not been able to hold a funeral for Moody, because Bill and Lupin had failed to recover his body.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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