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a respectful but nonreligious interment in a private cemetery
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The first interments were made in 1867, and, according to an inspection report in May 1871, there were 1,210 interments, most of which were unidentified white soldiers.
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arkansasonline.com, 14 Sep. 2024
The observances in the town of Chojnice began with a funeral Mass at the basilica for the victims of the Nazi crimes, followed by an interment ceremony with military honors at a local cemetery.
—Monika Scislowska, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
Flags will remain at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Tuesday, the day of Robinson's interment, according to the governor's order.
—Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 15 July 2024
Many built within the last few decades, religious interment sites and spaces for remembering the deceased have become invaluable to expanding communities beyond the predominantly Protestant and Catholic population of Sacramento.
—Esther Sun, Sacramento Bee, 7 July 2024
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arkansasonline.com, 14 Sep. 2024
The observances in the town of Chojnice began with a funeral Mass at the basilica for the victims of the Nazi crimes, followed by an interment ceremony with military honors at a local cemetery.
—Monika Scislowska, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
Flags will remain at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Tuesday, the day of Robinson's interment, according to the governor's order.
—Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 15 July 2024
Many built within the last few decades, religious interment sites and spaces for remembering the deceased have become invaluable to expanding communities beyond the predominantly Protestant and Catholic population of Sacramento.
—Esther Sun, Sacramento Bee, 7 July 2024
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“Interment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interment. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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interment
noun
in·ter·ment
in-ˈtər-mənt 
: burial
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