honor
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China says it will honor its financial obligations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
More than 2 pounds of honor cords, pins, stoles and medallions — a stash rivaling that of a supreme Allied commander — crashed to the dirt outside the 18-year-old’s Adelanto home.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
She started her own physical therapy practice that spring, naming it Hive Therapy in honor of Bee.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
The very public sabbatical produced one of his best-known albums, 1962's "The Bridge," and has led to proposals to rename the Williamsburg Bridge in Rollins' honor.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
First Division reached the hills overlooking Sedan, then moved aside to allow the French Army the honor of capturing the city, the site of a French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing honor
Veterans Day Vocabulary
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