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Bury

1. a town in NW England, in Bury unitary authority, Greater Manchester: an early textile centre. Pop.: 60 178 (2001)
2. a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop.: 181 900 (2003 est.). Area: 99 sq. km (38 sq. miles)
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Bury were kicked out of the EFL last week after 125 years and bosses say they will discuss their request to return to League Two.
She then moved to court to seek consent to bury her late husband whom she married in 1986 before separating five years later.
bury 3 FLEETWOOD 1 BURY progressed to the knockout round of the Checkatrade Trophy after a 3-1 win over Fleetwood Town at Gigg Lane.
The natives of such areas can still manage to bury the dead bodies of their relatives but the problem has become worse for those who have shifted to new societies, particularly those unapproved by Lahore Development Authority (LDA).
He said 'Bury me here or throw me in the back garden.
Results: Northern Fours League round four: Stockport 55, Bury Comets 46, Astley & Tyldesley 42, Hull 33, Heckmondwike 31 (Darren Kent 10, Justin Naylor 8, Mick Knowles 7, Laura Watson 6, Tom Whitwam jnr), Bury Meteors 25 Fours League standings: Stockport 23, Bury Comets 20, Astley & Tyldesley 15, Heckmondwike 11, Hull 11, Bury Meteors 4.
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Taking their work even further, Krauss and his team added enough sediment to the tanks to bury the submerged carcasses.
(A) Over millions of years, sediments bury the fossil.

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