hold a funeral
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If the recovery mission is successful, Morup's son Punchok Dorjai told the BBC that the family would hold a funeral for him near the Martyrs Park in Ladakh's capital Leh.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“We don’t take parts before we hold a funeral for them,” said the leader of A Fun.
From NewsForKids.net ● Apr. 5, 2024
Shamdasani added that in some cases, authorities were placing conditions on the release of bodies, asking families not to hold a funeral or speak to the media.
From Reuters ● Oct. 28, 2022
The family brought her body to Shakarami’s father’s hometown in the west of Iran on Sunday, but they never got the chance to hold a funeral.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022
Did he hold a funeral and let the wolf’s friends know?
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
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