churchyard
noun
church·yard
ˈchərch-ˌyärd 
: a yard that belongs to a church and is often used as a burial ground
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The pilgrimage continues with a visit to the writer’s simple grave in the village churchyard, followed by a walk (one of Graves’ favorites) through terraced olive groves to the rocky sea-cove at Cala Deià.
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Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2026
The 19 monks and their dog, Aloka, walked 2,300 miles across several Southern states — sometimes in frigid conditions — drawing large crowds in churchyards, city halls and town squares.
—Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Preferring to sleep each night in tents pitched outdoors, the monks have been surprised to see their message transcend ideologies, drawing huge crowds into churchyards, city halls and town squares across six states.
—Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
An unusual structural failure recently caused a dramatic, sinkhole-like collapse in an historic English churchyard — revealing a 300-year-old family vault.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
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Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Feb. 2026
The 19 monks and their dog, Aloka, walked 2,300 miles across several Southern states — sometimes in frigid conditions — drawing large crowds in churchyards, city halls and town squares.
—Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Preferring to sleep each night in tents pitched outdoors, the monks have been surprised to see their message transcend ideologies, drawing huge crowds into churchyards, city halls and town squares across six states.
—Deepa Bharath, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
An unusual structural failure recently caused a dramatic, sinkhole-like collapse in an historic English churchyard — revealing a 300-year-old family vault.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
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churchyard
noun
church·yard
ˈchərch-ˌyärd
: a yard that belongs to a church and is often used as a burial ground
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