disinterment
Americannoun
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disinterments
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The remaining caskets stayed buried, however, until 2015 when the Deputy Secretary of Defense authorized the disinterment of all unknown remains from the ship.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
I knew this is where I wanted to start — travelling back to Colombia and going through the motions of the disinterment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
The disinterment process began earlier this month and is the fifth at Carlisle since 2017.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
The small cemetery has been enclosed with privacy fencing during the disinterment process, which is expected to conclude in July.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
They are doubtless buried deep under the ruins of ancient Rome, but the chance of their disinterment is very problematical.
From Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood by Hugh Macmillan
The cemetery is open only for visits and is no longer licensed to perform burials or disinterments, according to the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, the state’s regulatory agency,
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025
Health Department streamlined the removal of their remains by issuing a single permit for all the disinterments.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2021
Under normal circumstances, Hart Island averages 1,200 burials a year and between 30 and 40 disinterments.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2020
That cemetery, he said, has seen two disinterments, two exhumations and two reburials in which remains became commingled.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 2, 2018
Our most skilful delver into dramatic history, amidst his curious masses of disinterments, has brought up this proclamation.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Isaac Disraeli
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