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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /


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The vast Theban necropolis, comprising an area of around 10km², was Egypt’s main royal and elite cemetery for half a millennium, from ca.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

The 84-year-old will be buried at a Belgrade cemetery on Monday, in a ceremony expected to draw thousands of mourners despite international condemnation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026

Another survivor, Larazus Magotsi - now 90 - walks along the long row of graves in the cemetery where most of those who died are buried.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

New apartments, businesses and cars are appearing while graves are piling up in the local cemetery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

He learned she was American when she called out her destination, a London cemetery.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

At the two largest cemeteries, researchers found an unusually large number of children and young teenagers among those who had died.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Turrell spoke movingly of the close friends he lost during the campaign, some of whom he buried in the field, and who are now buried in Commonwealth war cemeteries on the continent.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Raman’s website shows that she met on-site at the cemeteries once in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Odd Arne Westad begins “The Coming Storm: Power, Conflict, and Warnings From History” with a poignant and haunting visit to World War I memorials and cemeteries in France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

In this new climate, most body snatchers extended their territory, riffling the graves of distant cemeteries to space out their raids.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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