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many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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Mo, Rainwater's right hand man, stops children who are pushing over headstones of Dutton family members' graves and puts them each back in place.
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Colleen Kratofil, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The activists carried cardboard headstones and coffins bearing slogans and warnings, some addressed to Streeting personally.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
Sims seeking solace can visit the town cemetery, dappled with headstones and graves to pay respects to the Sims who once walked these roads (and may still be doing so), or disappear into a Crypt to share a special moment with a lover or tell ghost stories.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Bass is trying to save up enough money to buy a headstone for Livye's grave.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Colleen Kratofil, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The activists carried cardboard headstones and coffins bearing slogans and warnings, some addressed to Streeting personally.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
Sims seeking solace can visit the town cemetery, dappled with headstones and graves to pay respects to the Sims who once walked these roads (and may still be doing so), or disappear into a Crypt to share a special moment with a lover or tell ghost stories.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Bass is trying to save up enough money to buy a headstone for Livye's grave.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Headstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headstone. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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headstone
noun
head·stone
-ˌstōn 
: a memorial stone placed at the head of a grave
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