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honor

[on-er] / ˈɒn ər /






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American leaders usually take that moment of deserved honor and gratitude to pay homage to the dead and wax poetic about the values and the ideals for which they died.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

In November, the couple made their relationship Instagram official when Aniston posted a black-and-white selfie of the two of them in honor of Curtis’ birthday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The plays were quite different, but the winners shared a very specific honor: the night marked the third Tony win for each actor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Chinese state media released videos at midday Monday showing Xi’s plane arriving in Pyongyang, where Kim and his wife, Ri Sol Ju, greeted him alongside an honor guard and two children with flowers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In 1959 Corrie was part of a group that visited Ravensbruck, which was then in East Germany, to honor Betsie and the 96,000 other women who died there.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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