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bury

[ber-ee] / ˈbɛr i /


VERB
plant in ground
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“I don’t want to bury you,” he recalled her saying.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Sudden movements "may also bury our responders", she said, explaining why this phase of the operation had to be done mostly manually.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

One family member who spoke to BBC News Brasil in 2019 said he had only been able to bury his son's remains over two years after the incident.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

For too long those incentives encouraged colleges to raise prices and bury students in debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

“They’re going to bury us with Mother and Daddy,” Georgie said, as if to console me.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn




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