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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /


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Researchers found that the cemetery contains one of the largest and oldest known aggregations of ground nesting bees ever documented.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

I work in a funeral and cemetery office, and I can tell you this: You can’t take money with you when you die.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Before processing to the cemetery, the priest asked the mourners to believe that the girls -- whose names translate to "faith" and "love" -- were now in a better place and with God.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

In 2002, Cinespia — an Italian portmanteau for “movie theater” and “cinema spy” — screened Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train” at the cemetery for members of Wyatt’s film club, which he ran with Richard Petit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“This child had such love in her, a laughing child, brave like my son. She sang. She climbed over walls. She left gates open. She danced through the cemetery and over the cliffs.”

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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