embalm
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It can also be dangerous to embalm traditions, Burke believed, noting that “a state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Scott was employed at Arkansas Central Mortuary Services, where part of her job was to transport, cremate and embalm remains.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
It is used to embalm dead bodies and to make perfume, incense and medicine.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2023
“I had no desire to embalm or freeze artists who were still alive and making work.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
Someone had to embalm her before Mollie saw her.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
But currently in the mortuary, Ms Walton embalms about three to four bodies a day.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023
Zahn, owner of the Tillman Funeral Home & Crematory, embalms and buries people for a living.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 24, 2013
The average funeral home embalms about 150 bodies a year, suggesting that many embalmers are not exposed to formaldehyde throughout the day.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2011
Among them is Paccione Funeral Directors in Staten Island, which embalms up to 140 bodies a month.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2011
The nominalization rule takes a perfectly spry verb and embalms it into a lifeless noun by adding a suffix like -ance, -ment, -ation, or -ing.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
A biographer of Celan must decide how to come near poems that seem to resist approach, and a life that has been embalmed by its own legend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
A local undertaker said the embalmed remains of the Iranian sailors were being sent back in sealed boxes.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
In 2012, the team said it received “problematic” documents from coroners detailing how one infant wasn’t autopsied until after its body was embalmed and how another’s death certificate didn’t match what the autopsy found.
From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2024
She said "they had embalmed him too late" and Mr Nightingale said: "He hadn't been embalmed until they realised the mistake."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2024
Westing was already embalmed; tomorrow he would be cremated.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
“Part of the decision about where to bury him is about money and if we’ll have enough for his viewing, his embalming and sending him to Washington or Mexico,” Michelle said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Instead, it reflects a complex blend of substances used during embalming, along with preserved fabrics and materials wrapped around the body.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 16, 2026
They grouped the compounds into four main categories connected to specific embalming ingredients.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 16, 2026
Eventually, the discovery of formaldehyde and the use of embalming fluids reduced the demand for cadavers, as did the growing number of people donating their bodies to science.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
A technical mistake: pumped her too full of formaldehyde or embalming fluid or whatever they used.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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