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thanksgiving

[thangks-giv-ing] / ˌθæŋksˈgɪv ɪŋ /


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Fr Brian O'Fearraigh said they had gathered with heavy hearts but also with deep thanksgiving for the musician's life.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Rivals stars David Tennant, Danny Dyer and Bella Maclean are among the celebrity guests pictured arriving at the thanksgiving service on Friday morning.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

In October 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving to be celebrated Thursday, Nov. 26 of that year.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

Andros immediately sought to annul the move on grounds that only he had the authority to name a thanksgiving day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

But in the crowd that greeted him with thanksgiving for his return there were anxious faces, and words of dark foreboding passed from one man to another.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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