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[shroud] / ʃraʊd /


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If no one came to identify her, the team would prepare a clean white shroud, wash her according to Muslim custom and bury her nearby.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

And she has gold lozenges painted all around the perimeter of her shroud, done tastefully, without obvious ostentation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Hidden beneath that thick acoustic engine shroud, the new high-output turbo assembly isn’t much to look at.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“I think we can convince people that the shroud is the shroud that wrapped the physical body of Jesus,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Grizzled and stoic, Gavril drew the shroud from over Yakov’s head.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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