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cemetery

[sem-i-ter-ee] / ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr i /


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The nearest cemetery was 9 miles away across the Nile into Khartoum’s downtown district, but going there essentially would be a suicide run, Izzo said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

One person wrote on Weibo, China's equivalent of X: "Who would resort to this if cemetery plots were affordable?"

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Jospin was to be buried at the Montparnasse cemetery in the south of Paris.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The cemetery, too, starts to overflow, and so bodies must be burned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Go to the bathroom before you get in your car to go to the cemetery, in case Preacher Powell gets long-winded at the cemetery.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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