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sarcophagus

[sahr-kof-uh-guhs] / sɑrˈkɒf ə gəs /




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He later helped build the first sarcophagus covering the reactor, as well as the second one, which was damaged by a Russian drone strike in 2025.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Inside the mind-blowing 2,000-year-old sarcophagus that was just unsealed.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

He’s a top adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who shared a cartoon of Mr. Trump as a crumbling sarcophagus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

So far, only about 30 have been recovered from the rubble, including a piece of a Byzantine sarcophagus lid and pottery jars.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

“Plus, we’ll need a lot more wood to build the sarcophagus around him. Unfortunately, I think Edna has a point.”

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina




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