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Chamseddine Marzouk, a volunteer for the Red Crescent in Zarzis, a coastal Tunisian town, has been burying the bodies of those trying to reach Europe for years.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2022

Edinburgh has been burying its dead there for 500 years.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2018

Rookie Larry Nance Jr. has been burying midrange jump shots and showcasing his immense leaping ability with alley-oop dunks and hang-in-the-air reverse layups.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2015

Mr. Boyd has been burying his group’s members with bitter frequency, attending two or three funerals most weeks.

From New York Times • May 26, 2010

I have this morning seen a live pope and a dead cardinal: Pius VII. has been burying Cardinal Bracchi, whose body I saw in state at the Chiesa Nuova.

From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas