commemoration
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The heart of his study lies in the culture of commemoration.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The Skirball’s exhibit arrives as punk commemoration is in the air, with 50th anniversary celebrations and tie-ins happening across the country, including the Sex Pistols’ upcoming tour.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
Fernando Cheung, a spokesperson for Amnesty International, said in a statement on Monday that "holding people criminally responsible for peaceful commemoration compounds the injustice suffered by the victims of the Tiananmen crackdown".
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The sacrifice of Jesus and its commemoration in the Mass became a major theological and sometimes military contest between 16th-century Protestants and Roman Catholics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
Although these practices vary from one community to the next, at the core of each dance, of each song, of each prayer is a commemoration of the gift of corn.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
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