anniversary
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"I was anxious and had palpitations during a trip to St Andrews for my first wedding anniversary, but my GP suggested that was down to me being perimenopausal."
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
This year, in acknowledgement of the country’s 250th anniversary, Adam Smith and Walt Whitman were featured for the first time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
Nintendo's latest addition to its long-running Zelda series, "Ocarina of Time", is being released gradually across the world as part of the 40th anniversary of the saga.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
On Friday, just days after the anniversary of McClellan’s death, the missing wedding dress was delivered to Webber-Brown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
At the very bottom of the page, past some fluff story about the anniversary of some train conductors’ strike, was a picture of Clancy Gray.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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But presidents have previously marked major anniversaries by attending several sites including New York, where the majority of the 2,977 victims were killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Dewan and Stiles discussed how their “DWTS” tenure lines up with milestone anniversaries for their beloved dance films “Step Up” and “Save the Last Dance,” respectively.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
As Loretta Savery’s longtime jeweler, Nelson Holdo remembered the little details: birthdays and anniversaries, where her sons went to college, their majors and if they had girlfriends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
The Duke of Sussex has spoken to bereaved children about how he marks anniversaries related to his late mother and deals with grief.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
“At any rate,” Mama hurried on, “you know how these anniversaries upset dear Jans, so we must all try to make it up to her.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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