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anniversary

[an-uh-vur-suh-ree] / ˌæn əˈvɜr sə ri /


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On Saturday, Kay and his tight-knit crew are celebrating Soulection’s 15th anniversary with a festival at Reframe Studios Outdoors in Atwater Village.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Support what we do and help us absolutely crush it during Slate’s 30th anniversary pledge drive!

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

Its arrival coincided with the 125th anniversary of the launch of Holland 1, the Royal Navy's first submarine..

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

That year also marked the 10th anniversary of the passing of Dickinson’s mentor-friend Benjamin Franklin Newton, who gave her a copy of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Poems.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Today’s the anniversary of the day June’s dad died.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

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

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

Some people marked birthdays and anniversaries during the eclipse, giving the evening a romantic significance.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

It’s also an opportunity to reflect on the political circumstances surrounding previous landmark anniversaries of our independence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

He organized celebrations to honor veterans and commemorate anniversaries of the Wall, as well as spearheading fund-raising efforts to keep the memorial in good repair.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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