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God's acres

noun

plural of God's acre

as in cemeteries

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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In the 1950s, much of the Jewish community in Kochi (historically known as Cochin), a seaport on India’s southwestern coast, immigrated to Israel, leaving behind their homes, synagogues and cemeteries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Kibby said the goats helped to restore several historic cemeteries across metro Atlanta.

— Nakell Williams, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

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More than 80 years after the end of World War II, one of Europe’s largest wartime graveyards is once again emerging from the water.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
The desert — churned, sucked, and acid-washed — rests in these graveyards of the Anthropocene.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026

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