cremation
Example Sentences
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A county court hearing in May 2024 highlighted Bush had debts amounting to almost £55,000, including to local councils for unpaid cremation and burial fees.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Price was acquitted, leading directly to a new law allowing cremation in the UK.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Druid Kristoffer Hughes, who recently returned from the US where terramation is legal in several states, said he believed the practice could offer a "deeply ecological and spiritually meaningful" alternative to cremation or burial.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
This story contains details of water cremation which some readers may find upsetting.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
But I remembered she would wear something different than her pajamas for the cremation.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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