memorial
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At the spot where Oksinski's car was intercepted and he was shot by police there is another memorial, this one in honour of the officers still in hospital.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Naga tribal leaders united for the handover and planned to bury the remains together under a joint memorial in a park.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
He has since converted one into a dining hall for celebrations of life and memorial events.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026
She sneers at David’s suggestion that the family hold a memorial as a way of moving on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
She almost slammed the door in his face a few times, and I think he finally realized that he wasn’t invited to the memorial dinner.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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
She was drawn to World War I memorials, which often listed the names of those killed in action.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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