buried

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Although everyone comments on her beauty, 17-year-old Fatima prefers to tie her hair back in a ponytail, her bright eyes buried underneath a black ball cap, her body concealed in unflattering tracksuits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

They gave the U.S. a perpetual concession for the cemetery where most of those fallen Americans are buried.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Soot streaks the walls, while suitcases and clothes remain buried beneath dust, rubble and twisted steel.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

But something changed for Usha, and not long after we buried my friend, she became pregnant with our fourth child, a boy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

He buried his beak under Christopher’s red jumper, up against his chest, and Christopher stroked his tufty wings, calming him.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell