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Urns holding remains, including those of Ms. Morissette’s parents, are stashed inside.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2022

Urns have been around for thousands of years, but the funeral industry has been slow to update them for the 21st century home.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2021

You’ll find the web’s longest list of films about death on the website Urns Online, which promises everything from “light comedy to stark and depressing art films”.

From The Guardian • Sep. 13, 2018

Urns were sometimes scooped up by backhoes and dumped into a landfill, where workers would occasionally come across them later by chance.

From Time • Mar. 30, 2011

They dig for holy Water-Pots and Crucifixes, as greedily as the modern Romans dig for Medals, Images, and Urns.

From An Essay on Criticism by Oldmixon, John