<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9"><url><loc>https://www.theashflash.com/p/preneed-is-the-one-growth-channel</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>the ash flash</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-11T15:21:41+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Preneed is the one growth channel still adding real volume while at-need call volume shrinks</news:title></news:news></url></urlset>