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celebrate

[sel-uh-brayt] / ˈsΙ›l Ι™ΛŒbreΙͺt /


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"Our aim by increasing investment in national defence is not to provoke, rather, it is to deter war," President Lai Ching-te said in speech to celebrate Taiwan's National Day.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

When I celebrate, I celebrate by drinking juice, and it’s been that way for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

I was born in 1934 and will soon celebrate my 92nd birthday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The owl, bumblebee and hedgehog topped a public vote in their specific categories, and the puffin was included to celebrate marine life, the coastline and bring variety to the notes, the Bank said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

In exactly one month, she would be twelve years old, and for the first time in her life, Papa wouldn’t be there to celebrate with her.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

A website mocked up by commercial real estate brokerage RDE Advisors celebrates its many advantages.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

"To me, the best thing to do is to tell an original story that celebrates everything that I love about the games."

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

But having an awards show that celebrates television presented on a streaming platform behind a pay wall would be a major symbolic statement that traditional viewing on the networks has lost its cultural relevance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

The collection captures and celebrates one of the most compelling bodies of work in jazz of the past 50 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

The team celebrates by eating a dozen or so pizzas.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

His comments should have been celebrated by utilities, hyperscalers, everyday ratepayers and even environmentalists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Perhaps his most celebrated performance was playing the title role in Charles Ludlam’s “Camille” at Highways Performance Space in 1993.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

While the area may not have been his favorite, the Brolins certainly made the home their own, tapping celebrated interior design studio, Pierce and Ward, to decorate it with a traditional, baronial aesthetic.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

He and his wife Mary had celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this year, HarperCollins said.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The woodlanders carried Jess shoulder-high into the dining hall, where sat another celebrated hero, Basil Stag Hare.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

“This gives us this unique opportunity to be celebrating the storytellers all year long,” Hopkins said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

“Live On Sunset is about celebrating that legacy while carrying it forward.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The drive from the airport to the city center is studded with signs celebrating the Oklahoma City Thunder, which won its first NBA championship two seasons ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The Feeling frontman Dan Gillespie Sells said celebrating the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough album was "extraordinary"

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

He bent down to scratch Rex’s ears, but the dog jumped up and down, licking Alex on the face as Alex rough-housed with him, celebrating their daring escape.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers




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