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celebrate

[sel-uh-brayt] / ˈsΙ›l Ι™ΛŒbreΙͺt /


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Grant and Marston speak of being influenced by passionate social media creators who celebrate books, wanting to build a community as much as an event space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

CNN chairman Mark Thompson described her as "one of the most trusted and beloved journalists anywhere" and said the network will take time to celebrate her "before she departs next year".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

To celebrate Slate’s 30th anniversary, Dahlia revisited the theory with longtime Slate favorite June Thomas for a special Plus-only episode of Amicus.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Can I celebrate you by going on a birthday hike?’” says Ho.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Mrs. Powell started playing “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” so, like a wave closing in behind Peach, we all flowed after him, ready to celebrate the life that had been Florentine Snowberger’s.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

This year’s Nobel prize celebrates work that started with a question that may sound esoteric: how do Chlamydomonas swim toward light?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

The purple plaque scheme, external celebrates women who have made important contributions to their communities in Wales or shown exceptional courage.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Back at Hollywood Forever, she told the audience she likes “Carrie” because it reminds viewers to stand up to bullies and because it celebrates the world’s weirdos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The occasion for their concern is this bull market’s fourth birthday, which it celebrates this week.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Twig had insisted on dressing as an evil witch/candy cane hybrid for Halloween, even though nobody really celebrates Halloween in France, and Twig’s mom said she was being embarrassing.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

U2 — which features singer Bono, lead guitarist the Edge, bass player Adam Clayton and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. — celebrated their 50th anniversary last month with a concert.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Millions of people across India are marking Dussehra, one of the country's most widely celebrated Hindu festivals, with processions, prayers and the ceremonial burning of giant effigies to symbolise the triumph of good over evil.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Ultimately, Pelamis went into administration in 2014, but the ill-fated device remains celebrated as a milestone in marine power innovation.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

This strange modern shrine celebrated Mao’s 1968 distribution of a Pakistani diplomatic gift of mangoes to workers at university campuses in Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The new knowledge thus represented the triumph of experience over theory and learning, and was celebrated as such.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

New York Knicks owner James Dolan stood outside New York’s City Hall this summer celebrating his team’s first championship in 53 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

She realized she wanted to spend more time in the city when celebrating her daughter Maxwell’s 11th birthday, and began “looking at real estate that day.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

And finally, the Independent is celebrating its 40th anniversary, with Andy Burnham paying a glowing tribute to the "bravery, spirit and values" of the news outlet.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

None of that has stopped Reddit and other corners of the web from celebrating and memeing the issue.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

On November 7, 1941, less than a month after they’d been recruited and on the official anniversary celebrating the Russian Revolution, Marina Raskova’s 122nd Air Group took the Red Army oath.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein


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