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Colorado head coach Deion Sanders delivered an emotional eulogy at Ponder’s funeral.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Only at Lou’s funeral, after a woman with whom Lou had an affair shows up, does Tom realize that his father’s life contained unknown mysteries.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The snow eventually hardens like a concrete entombment.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The date of Klinner's interment has not yet been announced.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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His death certificate, obtained by TMZ, did not elaborate on plans for Carradine’s interment, and the family has requested privacy to grieve.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The families reportedly also had to come to a compromise over the site of the July 22, 1999 burial, as Freeman wanted her daughters to be buried in Connecticut rather than a Kennedy family plot in Martha’s Vineyard or Brookline.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
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The boys’ clothing was later released to the families, as well as the remains for burial.—
Veronica Fulton,
NBC news,
5 Apr. 2026
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According to Purina, a common quirky habit many dog owners notice is food-burying.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2025
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Greenlawn was a collection of four cemeteries — the old burying ground, new burying ground or Union cemetery, Peck's Ground and Greenlawn.—
Alexandria Burris,
IndyStar,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Embalmment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embalmment. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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