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bury

[ber-ee] / ˈbɛr i /


VERB
plant in ground
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The contaminated Mobuoy dump at Campsie in County Londonderry, discovered in 2013, was used to bury thousands of tonnes of rubbish at a site spanning more than 100 acres.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

“In Ituri, people want to bury their own family members.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 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

But I can choose to recognize that some performers, artistic works and brands are simply too big to fail or bury, so they become some version of a beached grey whale’s corpse.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

“They’re coming back to bury them. You can’t be here when they do. You have to leave him.”

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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