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hold a funeral



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“We don’t take parts before we hold a funeral for them,” said the leader of A Fun.

From NewsForKids.net Apr. 5, 2024

The sisters are in different parts of Gaza and can't reach each other to hold a funeral or grieve.

From BBC Nov. 10, 2023

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

“There was no time to hold a funeral for each person,” he said.

From Washington Post Jun. 23, 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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