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we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones
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The White House criticized Star Wars’ Mark Hamill for posting an image of the president lying next to a gravestone.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 May 2026
On the paths between gravestones are colored footprints, as if left by cartoon characters.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The tornado ripped off roofs, flattened trees and toppled gravestones at the Belton Cemetery.
—Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
With the thieves and vandals digging up gravestones and stealing plaques made of precious metals, Bishop has spent an extraordinary amount of money on repairs, security and maintenance.
—Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 May 2026
On the paths between gravestones are colored footprints, as if left by cartoon characters.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The tornado ripped off roofs, flattened trees and toppled gravestones at the Belton Cemetery.
—Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
With the thieves and vandals digging up gravestones and stealing plaques made of precious metals, Bishop has spent an extraordinary amount of money on repairs, security and maintenance.
—Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Gravestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gravestone. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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gravestone
noun
grave·stone
ˈgrāv-ˌstōn 
: a burial monument
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