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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

Funeral directors are unable to embalm or treat the deceased in their care until a death is registered.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025

Another unexpected application for the antimicrobial sealant: “To embalm large intruders like mice and wasps that are too heavy to carry out after they sting them to death,” she said.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2022

However, Full Circle, and doulas across the country, do not embalm or handle human remains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 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

Six years later it was submerged, only to come and go with drought cycles that have left it increasingly embalmed in salt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 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

Non-biodegradable coffins are often made with harmful chemicals and bodies are embalmed using formaldehyde: a toxic substance which can leach into soil.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024

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

Dressed by the nereids and embalmed with honey, honey and unguent in the seething blaze, you turned to ash.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

Resting on the mummy's abdomen was a papyrus that had been deliberately placed there as part of the embalming ritual.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

Across all samples, scientists identified 81 distinct VOCs that offer clues about the materials used during the embalming process and the time periods in which the mummies were prepared.

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

The dark dramedy “Six Feet Under” also revolved around a dysfunctional family generations in the embalming business.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2025

My parents smell like a mixture of gardenias and embalming fluid, even in the evenings after their showers.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles