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memento

[muh-men-toh] / məˈmɛn toʊ /


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Villa boss Unai Emery, who called Guardiola football's "only genius" in the build-up to the game, presented his fellow Spaniard with a memento before the match began.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

A couple, out for a stroll, asked an AFP journalist to take a photo of them, a memento of a nice date back on their island home.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

An hour passes, but we’re all determined to take a piece of this day home — more than a memento, but proof that we were a part of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Kelson’s memento mori, in its way, adds dignity to what is otherwise a sentence to nothingness.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

With each recorded memento of grief, Will’s mother found hope and Will’s family began to heal.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin




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