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cremation
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Memoria is now focused on expanding into services like cremation and memorial planning, operational efficiency, and strengthening its position as a modern alternative to the traditional funeral industry.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025 -
Archaeologists determined that the Anglo-Saxon cemetery, which predates the royal burial ground, contained 13 cremations and nine burials in 2000 ahead of construction of the Sutton Hoo visitor’s center.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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“Exhumation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhumation. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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