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[toom] / tum /


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The rescuers guided Gil out of his would-be tomb, onto a gurney and outside into the crush of onlookers waiting below the tropical sun, already blazing before 10 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

The state media broadcast featured the 42-year-old dictator paying homage to the deceased, scattering dirt over one tomb and laying a white rose on another.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

Artefacts from voyages line exhibits surrounding the vessel, including part of a Chinese tomb that once served as ballast in the hold of a galleon.

From Barron's Apr. 28, 2026

During the earlier phase, people buried in the tomb were often members of the same extended families, suggesting close-knit groups spanning multiple generations.

From Science Daily Apr. 22, 2026

I was looking for the tomb of a famous writer—Marcel Proust, I think, or maybe George Sand.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Mama Margaretha and her atas and their children live together in several traditional houses, which look like tall witches' hats, ranged around her family's tombs.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

We visited on a sunny day, and the wind blew hard as we traced Mina and Lucy’s steps through the tombs and along the path past the Abbey toward Robin Hood’s Bay.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

It culminates above the ancient tombs and temples of Luxor, Egypt, where trips are selling swiftly.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

Nine other tombs "similar" to the one found on Friday had already been found at the site, she added.

From Barron's Feb. 21, 2026

Housing perhaps seventy thousand souls, Wari was a dense, alley-packed craze of walled-off temples, hidden courtyards, royal tombs, and apartments up to six stories tall.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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