burial
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As time passed, burial practices began to change.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
One relates the tale of her gravediggers, who carry the secret of her true burial place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Traditional burial practices – where mourners touch the deceased's body - and a suspicion of health authorities in some communities have also made things difficult.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Hichilema's government had wanted to bring Lungu home for a state burial, while his family wants him laid to rest in South Africa where he died.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
It slowly found its way back to the regimental headquarters, and was delivered to the Tallis home some months after Uncle Clem's burial.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
In earlier burials, the arms were usually extended, while some later individuals had an arm folded inward.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
These included both individual and multiple burials, along with objects associated with the dead.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Response teams from aid organisations and the Congolese authorities have been carrying out safe burials, preventing practices such as washing or touching bodies that can spread infection.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
"They don't believe that safe, dignified burials could really help," says Dr Babou Rukengeza from the charity Save The Children.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
In truth, I had never seen so many of us in one place, not even at burials.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing burial
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -al, -ial
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"Taste of Salt" by Frances Collins, Chapters 13–18
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