festivities

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The objective was to deliver the plane before the country’s 250th birthday festivities, said Jason Lambert, president of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance at L3Harris Technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

To many fans' dismay, no, the couple have not said anything about their upcoming nuptials or if all the speculation about the weekend wedding festivities in New York is accurate.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

The festivities were still going strong when I left.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Costing $60 million, it's linked to this year's festivities for the 250th anniversary of US independence -- but it also happens to fall on the day that Trump enters his ninth decade.

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

Invariably I arrive late at somebody’s brunch or tennis party—the festivities of a secular Sunday.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez