as in cemetery
a piece of land used for burying the dead
reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone
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Avoid the pilot graveyard by investing in scalable AI architecture, now.
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Sarah Elk, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The tech graveyard is ending 2024 with a few new inhabitants.
—Chloe Albanesius, PCMAG, 16 Dec. 2024
As the episode ends, the tribe takes over the land and starts to remove the Dutton signage, while preserving the graveyard.
—William Earl, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
And the political graveyard is packed with the careers of Republican lawmakers who defied Trump, only to lose office in a primary.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Elk, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The tech graveyard is ending 2024 with a few new inhabitants.
—Chloe Albanesius, PCMAG, 16 Dec. 2024
As the episode ends, the tribe takes over the land and starts to remove the Dutton signage, while preserving the graveyard.
—William Earl, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
And the political graveyard is packed with the careers of Republican lawmakers who defied Trump, only to lose office in a primary.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Graveyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graveyard. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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