morgue
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She fears having to return to the morgue in the coming days to repeat the process all over again.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
At the makeshift morgue at La Guaira's port, many are still waiting for the remains of their loved ones who are presumed dead.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
“My daughter wasn’t taken to the morgue, she was transported to the hospital parking lot,” Villalonga said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
A medical worker carrying a stretcher told AFP that the hospital morgue was full.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
By that point Nfvea was worn out from weeping, but when she learned that they were thinking of taking her daughter to the morgue, she quickly regained her strength.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Her anguish is shared outside morgues as well as in hospitals, where photos of missing persons are plastered on walls and utility poles, written on handwritten pieces of paper.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Zein al-Abdeen, one of only two forensic doctors in Khartoum, said the capital's morgues "were already full before the war".
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
In many cases, Iranians say it has taken them days to identify the bodies of relatives among the vast number of people transferred to morgues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
After completing her Masters, she studied for a PhD, researching morgues in Paris and New York from 1864 to 1914.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025
Temporary morgues were established in the United Brethren Church and also at Fifth and Eagle Streets.
From The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado by Marshall, Logan
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