celebrate
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Chaparral has a lot to play for and it’s an emotional time as players celebrate Rios’ life during an event on Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 14, 2026
Nebraska has lost its last four games, but on Friday the Cornhuskers had something to celebrate.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 14, 2026
Music's A-listers will celebrate the newest group of luminaries entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday -- though several of the inductees including Sade and Oasis have opted not to attend.
From Barron's β Nov. 14, 2026
Resident Evil Requiem and its makers have won big at the Golden Joystick Awards, which celebrate the year's most popular games.
From BBC β Nov. 12, 2026
Lily turns in her Yale application, and Mom decides we have to go out for a special dinner to celebrate.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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The fifth and final day, known as Bhai Dooj, celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters.
From BBC β Nov. 6, 2026
The film's release comes days ahead of Diwali, which celebrates Ram's return to Ayodhya and the 'victory of good over evil'
From BBC β Nov. 5, 2026
A lovable champion celebrates a first-ever World Series title as the sport girds for an extended, soul-sucking lockout.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 30, 2026
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 β Oct. 19, 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
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"Secretary-General Guterres is a true global hero," former US vice president Al Gore, himself a celebrated climate campaigner, told AFP in Antalya.
From Barron's β Nov. 12, 2026
The pop-star joined Philomena Begley, one of Irish country music's most loved and celebrated entertainers, on stage at the NI Music Prize.
From BBC β Nov. 12, 2026
He celebrated Christmas by their side, belting out holiday tunes.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 11, 2026
Supporters celebrated the passage on Monday saying in a press release that it “comes as federal research funding cuts have disrupted clinical trials and delayed medical discoveries nationwide.”
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 10, 2026
The woodlanders carried Jess shoulder-high into the dining hall, where sat another celebrated hero, Basil Stag Hare.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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On Friday, Leo will travel north to Chiclayo, celebrating mass with a community that remembers him as an activist priest who was particularly close to his parishioners.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 13, 2026
Now here they were, celebrating the first Muslim elected to the Senate.
From Slate β Nov. 13, 2026
Back on Earth, Connor stopped celebrating his birthday at age 30, and associates say they know not to mention the day or wish him a good one.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 12, 2026
Andy Taylor, formerly of Duran Duran, is celebrating being ‘asymptomatic’ after getting treatment for Stage 4 prostate cancer.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 12, 2026
On April 10, Abraham Lincoln appeared at a second-floor window of the Executive Mansion, as the White House was known then, to greet a crowd of citizens celebrating General Lee’s surrender.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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