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After he was absolutely demolished off the line by the ageless Calais Campbell, who was going to read Jones his last rites, Puni, reacting as anyone would, tried to recover and held Campbell in the end zone.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Stained with ochre, the stone implements were part of her last rites.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
The last act of The Stranger follows the young man through his imprisonment, trial and the weeks leading up to his execution, including a long and somewhat overwrought conversation with a priest (Swann Arlaud) hoping to read the inmate his last rites.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Padam and Tulsi, whose remote Himalayan village has become increasingly desolate as families migrate to cities, leaving the pair to wonder who will perform their last rites.
—Variety Staff, Variety, 25 July 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Stained with ochre, the stone implements were part of her last rites.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
The last act of The Stranger follows the young man through his imprisonment, trial and the weeks leading up to his execution, including a long and somewhat overwrought conversation with a priest (Swann Arlaud) hoping to read the inmate his last rites.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Padam and Tulsi, whose remote Himalayan village has become increasingly desolate as families migrate to cities, leaving the pair to wonder who will perform their last rites.
—Variety Staff, Variety, 25 July 2025
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“Last rites.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/last%20rites. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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