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The crematory service has also been accused of stacking bodies on top of one another, not storing bodies at the proper temperature, letting arms and legs hang out of body bags and more, according to the lawsuit filed May 5 in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
In fact, the video, published by Reuters on Feb. 3 and subsequently verified by the news agency’s fact check team, showed humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the Congolese city of Goma.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 May 2025
The body was then zipped up in a black body bag and transported to the city crematory.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
In fact, Greg/Gary was originally supposed to be in the body bag season one.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
In fact, the video, published by Reuters on Feb. 3 and subsequently verified by the news agency’s fact check team, showed humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the Congolese city of Goma.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 May 2025
The body was then zipped up in a black body bag and transported to the city crematory.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
In fact, Greg/Gary was originally supposed to be in the body bag season one.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
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The service was held at Chapel of the Chimes, where members of the Oakland Police Department Honor Guard stood posted at both ends of the coffin and a U.S. Army sergeant presented the American flag that had draped his casket to his family.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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After the private, high-security service, the coffin was brought by hearse to Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Clearwater, the TBT adds.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
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Archaeologists were unsure of what the entire scene depicted until the sarcophagus was handed over to the IAA's conservation team — who assembled the fragments.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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That could produce a similar effect to the sarcophagus built around Chernobyl after the disaster in 1986, Bretton-Gordon said.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
20 June 2025
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The cortège, paid for by the musician’s family, trailed through the city with Osbourne’s casket in a black hearse.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
4 Aug. 2025
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On Sunday, an ambulance, paid for by Lozano, transported Dieu’s body in a casket back across the Haitian-Dominican border so.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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While lying in state, the coffin was placed not on an elevated bier, but facing the pews.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the past, the pope's body would be displayed on an elevated frame known as a bier.—
Alec Schemmel,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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In Gyeongju, ancient stone foundations and earthen tombs sit in silence—surrounded by low hills and open meadows.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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For two days, Atef, our guide, takes us on a greatest-hits temple tour: Hatshepsut, Medinet Habu, Luxor Temple, the nearly two-mile-long Avenue of Sphinxes, and special entry to the tombs of Ramses VI, Seti I, and Tutankhamen.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
3 Aug. 2025
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Some of our favorites hiding in its end-of-summer sale include a fancy daybed, an inviting Adirondack chair set, a handy deck box, and a potting bench that’s perfect for narrow spaces.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Altra Lone Peaks are designed with a wide toe box and a zero-drop style to provide your feet with a barefoot feel.—
Mary Beth Skylis,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Aug. 2025
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Due to the superior difficulty values of his skills on vault, Hong clinched an automatic bid to compete at the 2025 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Edwards rarely tires of watching back footage of the feat: his electric speed down the runway, the bounding strides of his jumping action, and the enormous final vault into the sandpit.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Body bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/body%20bag. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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