festivity
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The incident took place on Saturday during an annual cultural festivity at the Laferrière Citadel, a Unesco World Heritage site in northern Haiti.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Olympics, the festivity and camaraderie in the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In the past, playing a regular-season game abroad would bring a sense of festivity for a New England Patriots team that is unbeaten in three previous international appearances.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
Dozens sat around a garden table in Bortnychi village under a tent decorated with balloons and garlands for a day of festivity steeped in Ukrainian rural tradition.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
He said that “a life without festivity is a long road without an inn.”
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Organizers canceled the remainder of the Pride festivities and evening concert as emergency responders flooded the area and authorities secured the scene.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Shortly after the attack the festivities were cut short, with revellers requested to leave the area.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Speaking of respect: The hill climb festivities are, in fact, a competition, featuring the world’s fastest cars being driven by a host of famous drivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Trout savored every moment with friends and family, including his two sons, in the festivities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The wedding date of course, was unchanged—it wasn’t every day a country had a five hundredth anniversary—but all the festivities were either curtailed entirely or vastly cut down.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
Vocabulary lists containing festivity
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