cremate
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Besides the failure to cremate bodies placed in his care, it became apparent there were "much wider aspects" of Bush's offending, said Tams.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Finally, the Daily Mirror reports on families calling for a public inquiry into the funeral director who failed to bury or cremate people and gave bereaved relatives the ashes of strangers.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
He spent more than £9,000 on camping expenses in 2022, the same year he failed to cremate Jasmine Beverley's baby Sunny Beverley-Conlin, Ball said.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Since then, he has admitted 67 offences, including failing to bury and cremate people, and giving out wrong ashes.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
King Yudhishthira the just, possessed of great learning, became desirous of doing the last rites to the body of Vidura, and wished to cremate it duly.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Not to worry, he said, promising to put his new cremates to work: “We’ll catch up next weekend.”
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2020
It’s July 29, 1981, when Patrick cremates his mother—the day, as it happens, that Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 22, 2018
Nowadays, if you die in Pierce County and you fall into two categories - both indigent and unclaimed - the county cremates your body and disposes of your remains.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 3, 2016
The administrator’s office cremates unidentified migrants instead of burying them — a switch that saves the county roughly $860 a person, said Rosie Blankenship, assistant public administrator for Imperial County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2016
A woman always embalms the corpse of a dead love; a man wisely cremates it, and plants a new love in the ashes.
From A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl by Helen Rowland
Nikole Bresciani, president and chief executive officer of the Inland Valley Humane Society & SPCA, said officers seized 405 cats and 119 cremated animal remains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
In Chitwan district, mourning relatives cremated some of the dead.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
She and her partner, Callum Ellerby, were told their baby was cremated on 10 May 2021.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Authorities were tipped off to the crimes after one of the dog owners told authorities that they received a message from the trainer saying their dog had died in its sleep and was cremated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
When my mother died and was cremated herself, we worried that, acting on instinct, our father might run out and immediately replace her.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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When the child died, it is alleged they initially thought of cremating the body in the back garden of their home before contacting a funeral director.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
The family has also said Mexican authorities and funeral home representatives have repeatedly suggested cremating Blair’s remains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Workers in New Delhi on Tuesday building new platforms for cremating bodies, as the coronavirus takes an increasing toll on the country.Credit...
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2021
Many states permit only three ways of dealing with dead bodies: Burying them, cremating them, or donating them to science.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2019
The ground was frozen so hard that it was impossible to dig graves for the dead and preparation was made for cremating bodies.
From Birdseye Views of Far Lands by James T. (James Thomas) Nichols
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