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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Minab has been transformed into a landscape of collective grief, where the rhythm of daily life now includes frequent visits to the cemetery, where small graves are arranged in neat rows, just steps apart, mimicking the order of a school assembly.—
Zohreh Saberi,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026 -
Sources in Collingdale Borough government said the cemetery has been inundated for years.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
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At one point in the exhibition, there is a replica of Bundy's 1968 yellow Volkswagen Beetle, and a makeshift graveyard featuring his victims' names.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Left in the thorny bushes of the graveyard is a clue.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“God's acre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/God%27s%20acre. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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