anniversary
Example Sentences
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This year marked the 82nd anniversary, and almost no one who was there in 1944 is still with us.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
None of this is news, but on the 50th anniversary of the death penalty’s reinstatement in the United States, it is worth reflecting on why those problems persist.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
As the anniversary, 12 June, approaches, the college has planned a prayer meeting, a blood donation drive and the planting of trees in memory of those who died.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
He was however conspicuously set to skip the main international ceremony marking the anniversary of the landings, which heralded an end to World War II, later in the afternoon.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
After all, January 30 was the birthday of Wilhelm Gustloff, for whom the ship was named, and also the anniversary of Hitler’s rise to power.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
Vocabulary lists containing anniversary
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