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memorial

[muh-mawr-ee-uhl, -mohr-] / məˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr- /




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Some at the memorial took solace in seeing so many like-minded devotees come out to the serene mountain setting to remember the avian matriarch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

She also shared that a co-worker-organized memorial celebrating Rodriguez’s life will take place Saturday evening at the Wildwood Elementary School.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

“No one will ever dictate which heroes we should honor,” he said in June as he unveiled plans for a memorial complex in Kyiv listing the names of Ukrainian resistance fighters such as the UPA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

The memorial installed at the college, near Alton, Hampshire, depicts two pupils, one with a sling and and another holding a cane, embracing each other.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

“There’s a memorial service for Scott next weekend.”

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

Charlotte Knobloch, a Holocaust survivor and president of the Jewish Community in Munich, said that removing memorials from the cityscape was "completely the wrong approach".

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

On college campuses, the day is now often observed through academic discussions instead of memorials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Some observers, including the authors, claim most memorials disproportionately emphasize the sacrifice of first responders rather than sufficiently recognizing the office workers who lost their lives that day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

They encounter what happened through photographs, documentaries, memorials, classroom lessons and stories told by people who were alive on that day.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

"Thing is," Watney said, "I'm selfish. I want the memorials back home to be just for me. I don't want the rest of you losers in them. I can't let you guys blow the VAL."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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