commemorate
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Editor’s note: This is an excerpt of remarks Justice Clarence Thomas delivered Wednesday at the University of Texas, Austin, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence:
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The Oregon native has a tattoo of the phrase “Carrie White burns in hell” to commemorate her favorite film, Brian DePalma’s landmark Stephen King adaptation, “Carrie.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Pratt, a Republican, first revealed his mayoral ambitions during an event called “They Let Us Burn!” that was held in L.A. in early January to commemorate the first anniversary of the wildfires.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
West Brom captain Darren Fletcher presented Pulis with a Ship's Decanter at the club's training ground to commemorate his 1,000th match as a manager, the day before they played his old club Stoke.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
“Some of the money was changed to commemorate the anniversary. Are you convinced?”
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
Vocabulary lists containing commemorate
Memorial Day Words
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