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casket

[kas-kit, kah-skit] / ˈkæs kɪt, ˈkɑ skɪt /


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Women carry the casket of Razieh Zamani, a 34-year-old teacher at the Shajareh Tayyebeh school, toward the Minab cemetery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Members of the Republican Guard carried the casket draped in a French flag into the courtyard to the beat of a drum before Macron read a eulogy, saying Jospin fought for justice and freedom.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

He was three years old when a photographer captured him saluting his father’s casket, and for many years, that was how most of America pictured him.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

On 12 January 1995, his wooden casket was loaded on to the aircraft.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Would you have a casket and a ceremony for just a chemise?

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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