as in obituaries
a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
the club's founder recently died, and this month's newsletter includes a lengthy necrology
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obituaries
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The two most senior men on the list, Colonel Humberto Roca and Colonel Lázaro Rodríguez, were identified in official obituaries as members of the Cuban Interior Ministry’s personal security division.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2026 -
More from The Providence Journal Find the latest obituaries here.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Necrologies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necrologies. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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