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celebrate

[sel-uh-breyt] / ˈsΙ›l Ι™ΛŒbreΙͺt /


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This year there was much to discuss and little to celebrate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

The couple's aim, according to the mission statement of their Archewell Productions company, is to highlight "our common humanity and celebrate community".

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Now, there’s something indisputable to celebrate: technology that could have the potential to transform care for many forms of cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

“It’s important to celebrate animation and so any excuse we have seems pretty relevant at the moment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Not that I felt there was much to celebrate.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

Concours d’Lemons celebrates something very different: the odd, forgotten and sometimes downright terrible cars that rarely make it onto a concours lawn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

His visit Tuesday came during the community’s annual Nisei Week festival, which celebrates Japanese American culture and history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

The Taliban government celebrates five years of ruling Afghanistan on Saturday, with the authorities hailing their country's "freedom" and security, while critics decry tightening restrictions in all areas of daily life.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Talarico’s Christianity celebrates pluralism, affirms LGBTQ+ individuals and believes God transcends all partisan divisions.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Maybe that is one way a cook celebrates the ingre-dients, by wasting as little as possible and making the most of whatever the food has to offer.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, donning a yellow safety vest and goggles, celebrated a ribbon-cutting at a once-imperiled factory this week in Lansing, Mich.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Some journalists cheekily celebrated their inclusion — just as, in the 1970s, U.S. journalists and others named on President Nixon’s “enemies list” viewed their presence as a badge of honor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Nelson, who presents a weekday afternoon show on Radio 2 and appears on 1Xtra late on a Sunday morning, celebrated 30 years at the BBC earlier this year.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

They also celebrated recently when Southern California Gas Co. shelved long-held plans for a hydrogen pipeline system after an unfavorable ruling from the state’s utility regulator.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

And even though Audrey didn’t get any recognition for her project, she celebrated my win as if it were hers, too.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

“The Great American Road Trip” was conceived as a travelogue, after a fashion, celebrating the 250th anniversary of America’s founding.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

His popular 2016 mixtape “August 26” is celebrating its 10th year and will finally be available to stream on — surprise — Aug. 26, he announced last week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Instead of celebrating her son's birthday this month, Zimbabwean mother Rodwin Chitewere spent the day praying for his body to be brought home from Russia, where he was reportedly killed fighting Moscow's war against Ukraine.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Still pending are the sculpting of the south-facing Glory façade, the eventual front of the church, celebrating Christ triumphant, and the addition of a grand entrance staircase envisioned by Gaudí.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

This is a new and brighter world, in which I am free to hurry along, celebrating my remarkable ability to walk, to run.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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