anniversary

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About 150,000 supporters lined the streets to celebrate that EFL Cup win, but it was hard to imagine a more contrasting scene before the one-year anniversary last month.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

If he can do that, the greatest legacy he can leave on America’s anniversary is restoring America’s optimism about its future and the next generation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

He announced his run for mayor on the first anniversary of the fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Around the first anniversary of Cynthia’s death, he finally told her he loved her.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

A short time after the birth of their daughter, the unexpected jubilee for Colonel Aureliano Buendía, ordered by the government to celebrate another anniversary of the Treaty of Neerlandia, was announced.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez