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God's acre

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as in cemetery

a piece of land used for burying the dead was laid in rest in God's acre, with a comforting view of the river he loved so much

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His body was buried in a Norwegian cemetery in Grytviken, the grave marked by a rough cross (later replaced by a granite column).

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
In October, authorities established a cemetery in the city of Deir al Balah to bury unidentified bodies recovered from around the enclave.

— Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

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The desert — churned, sucked and acid-washed — rests in these graveyards of the Anthropocene.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
To retire them, the company plans to move many of them into a graveyard orbit, while others will be vaporized by burning up in Earth’s atmosphere during re-entry.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

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