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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
Two people have been arrested in connection with a spree of bronze veteran marker thefts from headstones being stolen from cemeteries across Indiana, police said.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2024
In an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, Gabbard defended former President Donald Trump and his campaign in a recent conflict between it and the cemetery after the latter accused the campaign of violating cemetery policy.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Sep. 2024
Two other national cemeteries located in Arkansas are the Fort Smith National Cemetery and the Little Rock National Cemetery.
—arkansasonline.com, 14 Sep. 2024
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“Cemetery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cemetery. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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cemetery
noun
Middle English cimitery "cemetery," from early French cimiterie (same meaning), from Latin coemeterium "cemetery," from Greek koimētērion "sleeping chamber, burial place," from koiman "to put to sleep"
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