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anniversary

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


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The Interior Department said that as the 250th anniversary approaches on July 4, the administration is committed to "acknowledging the full breadth of our nation's history."

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

As a gesture of goodwill, they were invited to take part in the contest's 60th anniversary in 2015, as a one-off wildcard entry.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

It was a 25th anniversary screening of “The Fast and Furious.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

This week marks the eighth anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act and allowed states to begin legislating sports betting.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

When Barack Obama was campaigning for the presidency in 2007, he spoke at a ceremony in Selma commemorating the forty-second anniversary of the march to Montgomery.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman




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