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festival

[fes-tuh-vuhl] / ˈfɛs tə vəl /


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The city postponed the annual Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Parade, which was scheduled for Saturday, while the annual festival continues at a park outside the evacuation zone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

People at the festival called this one complex; I found myself disagreeing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Festival supremo Thierry Fremaux stressed that all the juries and the Cannes governing body were gender equal, while the festival alone cannot correct the structural imbalances of the industry.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

It is a microcosm of the world’s society, with one important exception: Nearly everyone attending the festival is well educated.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Of course the ori-okpa was not a devilish festival, but he would not disagree with Harrison.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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