commemoration
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The motion in the town council said that many citizens felt that this form of commemoration of Nazi victims was inappropriate.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
There will be tight security at the commemoration, with a police operation on a similar scale to those deployed for football matches and music events in Manchester, the BBC has learned.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
He and his friends knew nothing about the commemoration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Several participants in the commemoration were draped in Israeli and EU flags, as they paid their respects at a monument erected in 2001 to mark the site of the pogrom.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Personhood” is a word I first heard as I listened to the eloquence of Brother Randall Robinson, president of theTransAfrica Forum, during his remarks at the Apollo commemoration.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
While flags were flown at half mast, commemorations were scaled back as rescue teams continue to search for survivors.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
His son, Mojtaba, the new supreme leader, was absent from the commemorations, fearing assassination himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
“I’ve been crying all day,” Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan said during commemorations, capturing a sentiment echoed across multiple memorials marking the 10-year point.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
France's air force acrobatics team staged a flyover of the Statue of Liberty on Tuesday, part of commemorations for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Now after thirty-four years, the commemorations and interviews and presentations of posthumous honors have almost stopped, so that for months at a time Dedd is able to take up her own life again.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Vocabulary lists containing commemoration
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