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celebration

[sel-uh-bray-shuhn] / ˌsɛl əˈbreɪ ʃən /


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"I was at a celebration, and there were smiling faces everywhere. It was incredible."

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Wynonna Judd, Terri Clark, Debby Boone, Patty Griffin and more take the stage in this ‘Great Performances’ celebration of the country singer, recorded earlier this year at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Here is where I step off the easy celebration everyone else is writing, though not in the direction you might expect.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

The video was kept secret until World Space Week, external, when staff revealed it during a celebration assembly.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

She felt like kicking up her heels in celebration.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

"Janones is going to be the minister of defense," a young woman joked to her friends during Sao Paulo's raucous celebrations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

“Surely I wasn’t the only one feeling nostalgic when I saw those pictures coming out of Serbia last night?” he wrote, alluding to the joyful celebrations in Belgrade and Budapest six months apart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

“Milwaukee Brewers” is a fixture of the team’s clubhouse, where it’s heard in the background of audio and video of interviews and celebrations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Just this June, guests invited to the British ambassador's residence in Moscow for the King's birthday celebrations said they had been harassed by pro-Kremlin activists and state-media journalists, and then questioned by the police.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Ditshabe and his uncles were ordered to go the cattle post and choose thirty head of cattle to bring back for the celebrations.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith


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