ash

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Bone ash apartments are empty properties which are turned into ritual halls by family members of the deceased.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The presence of the older ash layer also indicates that this site is the oldest known cave in the North Island.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Reyne told Gil he knew who had done it, but Gil wouldn’t let him punish the accused camper without proof, and anything close to that had turned to ash.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

On a washing line outside, prisoners’ laundry was coated in black ash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

This second set of ash reached between ten and eighteen miles from Mount St. Helens and within six minutes had covered an area as big as ten Manhattans laid next to each other.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone