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funeral

[fyoo-ner-uhl] / ˈfju nər əl /


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At the funeral service on Wednesday, patriotic songs blaring, the city's deputy mayor Nguyen Manh Cuong said authorities "will not overlook any opportunity or method to continue the journey of searching for the fallen comrades".

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Vietnam held funeral rites for more than 700 of its war dead on Wednesday, unearthed in a major push to identify those missing from decades of conflict with France and the United States.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The GoFundMe fundraiser was launched by Kate Jones to help cover Harrison's funeral and memorial costs, as well as household bills and essential expenses while his parents take time away from work to grieve.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

A hotel could charge a higher price for a person traveling for a funeral.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Then we’d go to Elaine Hindman’s funeral, all of us.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

More recently, like most Israelis, I have been to dozens of funerals and shiva houses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

His church does "a lot more funerals than we do weddings and baptisms," he explains.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Courts have repeatedly upheld buffer-zone protections for funerals, polling sites and other places where people deserve to be left in peace; a law addressing disruptive behavior at houses of worship is on solid constitutional ground.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Drastic restrictions on cross-country travel took effect Thursday in cash-strapped Cuba, with spaces on ever scarcer trains and buses now reserved for the sick, people traveling for funerals and other emergencies.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

He put on his best frock-coat, the one he kept for weddings and funerals.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis


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