mortician
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"We go from service to lifesaving to mortician, dealing with dead bodies and then doing crowd control," the 40-year-old says.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025
The once unidentified man was in jail accused of being a thief, and he was accidentally mummified by a mortician experimenting with new embalming techniques.
From Reuters • Oct. 7, 2023
The Washington Post reports that workers lifted a tarp for privacy as John Hill, who shared an ancestor with the general, helped a mortician gather the remains in a body bag.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022
Caitlin Doughty, a mortician, advocate and author, says funeral directors haven’t done enough to address contemporary Americans’ wishes.
From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2022
The cheeks had fallen back to the ears and a solicitous mortician had put lipstick on the black mouth.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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