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bury

[ber-ee] / ˈbɛr i /


VERB
plant in ground
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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

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

One option is to bury Juan in Kennewick, Wash., where his mother is urging his return.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

They’ll bury him and make him into everything he wasn’t.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas




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