exhumation

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Recent Examples of exhumation Just as fascinating are Poe’s burial and his reburial 26 years later, an exhumation that adds to his mystique, even if the raw particulars of that reburial do nothing to justify the urban legend of his living entombment. Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Exhumation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhumation. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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