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commemorate

[kuh-mem-uh-rayt] / kΙ™ΛˆmΙ›m Ι™ΛŒreΙͺt /


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To commemorate the anniversary, such as it is, “My Aim Is True” features a fully remastered edition of the album.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026

At the time, the surfer community in Ensenada turned out in force to commemorate the men by paddling out at one of the area's best known surfing spots and throwing flowers into the sea.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Year: 2011 Compiled by: David Robert Mitchell Of note: Commissioned to commemorate Mitchell’s debut feature film, The Myth of the American Sleepover, years before he would really break out with It Follows.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

When a baby is born, or your daughter gets married, do you read a piece of legislation to commemorate the occasion or do you quote a poem, or dedicate a song?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The look of disgust on the merch’s face was something that deserved its own DeKappel oil to commemorate it.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

All, however, steered well clear of the federal Ethiopian soldiers on guard at the university and the Tigray Martyrs Memorial Monument, which commemorates the TPLF's 16 years of struggle against the Marxist-Leninist Derg government.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

The 4 July federal holiday commemorates the 13 US colonies signing the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to end British rule.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

It commemorates the day—June 19, 1865—when news of emancipation reached people in the deepest parts of the former Confederacy in Galveston, Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Juneteenth — a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States — is marked on Friday this year, and there are many closures related to the holiday, including financial markets.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

I wear a beard and mustache but shave my cheeks; said beard, having a dark skunk stripe up the middle and white edges, commemorates certain relatives.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

Old friend Rafael Nadal is already commemorated with a statue outside Roland-Garros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Several batters later, however, Yan commemorated his second major league strikeout similarly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Those aircraft, along with six others, are all commemorated in the second set of stamps:

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Patni commemorated Akash with a framed photograph and a life-size cutout, decorated with flowers and surrounded by scattered rose petals and lit lamps.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

For Katherine, the report commemorated the beginning of a new phase not just at Langley but in her personal life.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

In a statement released by his office on Wednesday afternoon, Netanyahu said he had lit a memorial candle commemorating every victim of 7 October.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

These amendments also authorized the creation of a plaque commemorating the 60th anniversary of the National Cultural Center Act.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

From the first anniversary, commemorating the attacks has carried a careful choreography.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

“So many of these murals are commemorating people and events that are culturally important to those specific areas,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Back in Romania, there was no celebration like this, not even on the day commemorating when Wallachia and Moldavia had united to form the kingdom.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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