be interred

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The pope’s body must be interred between the fourth and sixth day after death.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

In the weeks before my dad died from prostate cancer, he decided he’d like to be interred at a woodland burial site.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2024

Unidentified ashes were also recovered from Legacy's premises and are likely to be interred at the memorial site.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

For graves without objections, the existing remains will be interred deeper into the same spot, and new burials will take place on top of them.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

The ground in it is so holy, that those who are so fortunate as to be interred there are certain of a happy transmigration thence. 

From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] by Huc, Evariste Regis