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biers

noun

plural of bier

as in coffins

a boxlike container for holding a dead body lifted the bier from its stand and placed it in the hearse for its final journey

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An endless war of attrition benefits only the makers of weapons and coffins.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
In Pryluky’s town square, hundreds gathered around the coffins.

— Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

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Iranian state media showed throngs of people gathered at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex in Tehran, visiting the family's caskets.

— Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026
The caskets of his dead family members sat beneath Khamenei's, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.

— NASSER KARIMI, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026

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But there is very little archaeological evidence available, given that many of the earliest Egyptian tombs were plundered and/or hastily excavated.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
But our latest research shows how these tombs – built for Etruscans of higher socioeconomic and political status—were designed to offer sophisticated sensory experiences.

— Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026

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