celebrate
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Early in 2025, I’d been thinking about the 20th anniversary of the show and how to celebrate it, but a movie is a huge project, one I was wary of committing to.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 18, 2026
Arsenal's players and fans were happy to celebrate their second trophy in four months, but just how seriously should we view their performance in a relatively minor competition?
From BBC β Aug. 16, 2026
And each year, it has only grown bigger, with fans dressing up in their favorite Laufey-themed vintage fashions to celebrate the unofficial holiday.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 16, 2026
Among those who have been able to return home are the Abdullah family, who fled as they were preparing to head to a local Wetherspoons pub to celebrate 18-year-old Dominic's A-level results.
From BBC β Aug. 16, 2026
That sweet mule Lucky Pete must have slipped cruel Flora’s rope and run off to celebrate his freedom.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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At the building’s entrance, a massive banner celebrates the plant’s recently renewed federal operating license, proclaiming “You Made This Possible” above a photograph of smiling staffers.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 16, 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 β Aug. 14, 2026
Talarico’s Christianity celebrates pluralism, affirms LGBTQ+ individuals and believes God transcends all partisan divisions.
From Salon β Aug. 14, 2026
“Inspired by Balinese architecture and thoughtfully reimagined through a distinctly Californian lens, the residence celebrates natural materials, soaring timber ceilings, expansive walls of glass, and raw, textured stone,” the listing description notes.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 14, 2026
Every spring, our synagogue celebrates the story of Esther.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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Cambridge had celebrated Arday's appointment as a young black professor, one of a tiny and visible minority in academia.
From BBC β Aug. 17, 2026
He expressed frustration with a perceived lag in the arrival of aid while the nation celebrated Independence Day with pomp and ceremony in the capital Jakarta.
From Barron's β Aug. 17, 2026
McCabe has cerebral palsy and completed exams in seven subjects over the course of five months using eye-gaze technology - an achievement celebrated by his friends and teachers at school.
From BBC β Aug. 17, 2026
The Native American Afro-Latina actor said the cultural nuances brought by the diverse cast were celebrated.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 15, 2026
As the Soviets celebrated with Yuri Gagarin, and Fidel Castro crowed about his glorious victory at the Bay of Pigs, a Soviet official named Oleg Penkovsky boarded a flight from Moscow to London.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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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 β Aug. 19, 2026
We are all of us, in short, “Musical Bodies,” the title and subject of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s rousing exhibition celebrating the creative and aesthetic realm where music, art, and global cultures meet.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 15, 2026
Conservationist Amy Humphreys said Rana's arrival was worth celebrating as it was a "race against time".
From BBC β Aug. 12, 2026
“Phantasm” director Don Coscarelli also shared news of his longtime collaborator’s death on Facebook, celebrating Bannister’s work on the horror films.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 11, 2026
Hale and Ramsey were celebrating in the courtroom, when they were approached by Sheriff Freas.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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