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commemoration

[kuh-mem-uh-rey-shuhn] / kəˌmɛm əˈreɪ ʃən /


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His first concert at Lincoln Center as music director of the New York Philharmonic in September will open with Adams’ “On the Transmigration of Souls,” in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“The Beatles brought the world together that day,” Cohen explained to me, “so it made perfect sense to mark it as their day of commemoration — global and universal.”

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

The heart of his study lies in the culture of commemoration.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Fernando Cheung, a spokesperson for Amnesty International, said in a statement on Monday that "holding people criminally responsible for peaceful commemoration compounds the injustice suffered by the victims of the Tiananmen crackdown".

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Beneath the picture was the caption: “Scarlet Fletcher, captain of the East Shoal cheerleading squad, helps introduce ‘Scarlet’s Scoreboard,’ a commemoration of the charity and goodwill her father, Randall Fletcher, has shown toward the school.”

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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