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tribute

[trib-yoot] / ˈtrɪb jut /


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On “Me Against the World,” that came in the form of “Dear Mama,” an adoring tribute to his mother, the activist and former Black Panther Afeni Shakur.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Kissinger opened his short two-paragraph tribute by essentially saying that the presidential transition process is difficult and that a president who doesn’t know anything must depend on his advisers to help him through it.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

At first, Irma and her sister Connie were hesitant; after receiving hundreds of pitches to tribute their brother, which never amounted to anything, they wanted to make sure Flores was the real deal.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Hayden Panettiere's ex-partner Wladimir Klitschko has posted an emotional tribute to the "talented" late Heroes and Nashville star, who he said has "left this world too soon".

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

But the main reason we chose our name was to pay tribute to Martha Karolyi.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

Jumping around in time, “Franz” frequently recasts straightforwardly staged scenes from his life into twisted, surreal parables while occasionally checking in on contemporary Prague and its Kafka tributes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Further floral tributes have been left near Kingston Beach in Shoreham on Thursday morning.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Throughout the day people laid floral tributes near the beach where the tragedy unfolded.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Klitschko wrote that news of the actor’s death “saddens me deeply” and echoed a recurring sentiment expressed in a majority of tributes to Panettiere: “She left this world far too soon.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

In a normal year, being a mentor to the tributes is the stuff of nightmares.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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