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coffin

[kaw-fin, kof-in] / ˈkɔ fɪn, ˈkɒf ɪn /


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Spencer said that during a separate call he implored Charles not to force William and Harry to walk behind their mother’s coffin during a public funeral procession.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

There is still a graphic sense of his distress at walking behind her coffin, with Prince Harry mentioning Earl Spencer's opposition.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Traveling with a coffin and a caged panther, Claire hasn’t come alone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Prince Harry has previously said that walking behind his mother's coffin aged 12 was something no child "should be asked to do".

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

It looked like a shipping crate, not a proper coffin for a head of state.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

Their flag-draped coffins were carried through the gathered masses, which included numerous religious figures and a large security presence, AFP images showed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

The Hunterian said excavators in the 19th century occasionally swapped over remains from different coffins, with better preserved specimens placed in the most intact or ornate sarcophagi.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The earliest burials were generally spaced apart from one another, and the bodies were placed inside coffins.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Tributes on Chinese social media revived Zhu’s most quotable lines, including his vow that he had prepared “100 coffins, 99 for corrupt officials and one for myself.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

When people die they are sometimes put into coffins, which means that they don’t mix with the earth for a very long time until the wood of the coffin rots.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon


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