celebrate
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Dry but chilly weather is forecast this week as millions plan to celebrate Guy Fawkes night on Thursday and the Hindu festival of Diwali on 8 November.
From BBC β Nov. 4, 2026
I am cautiously optimistic, but like many, I’ll never celebrate prematurely again.
From Salon β Nov. 3, 2026
The world's first US-born pontiff, who holds Peruvian citizenship, will celebrate mass on a desert plain near the Pacific Ocean, before visiting Cusco, the former Inca capital, and Pucallpa, a city in the Amazon rainforest.
From Barron's β Nov. 1, 2026
To celebrate his recovery, Dave is planning a 110-mile bicycle ride from Miami to Key West in March 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 1, 2026
Dad takes Main Street through the center of Oakview, past the bakery where he used to pick up M&M cookies the size of my face whenever someone had something to celebrate.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Emery celebrates his 55th birthday on Tuesday by facing Barca back in his home country.
From BBC β Nov. 3, 2026
A lovable champion celebrates a first-ever World Series title as the sport girds for an extended, soul-sucking lockout.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 30, 2026
This year’s Nobel prize celebrates work that started with a question that may sound esoteric: how do Chlamydomonas swim toward light?
From Science Daily β Oct. 19, 2026
Organizers behind Taste of Soul — an annual free street festival that celebrates African American food, music and culture — said the incidents occurred outside of the festival grounds, according to ABC 7.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 18, 2026
People come together to accomplish this objective, and the community celebrates that.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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In his native Bangladesh, many had celebrated him as the successful product of a pressure-filled academic system that views the U.S. as the pinnacle.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 1, 2026
But as they celebrated Assad's overthrow and their new freedoms, Syrians, perhaps unrealistically, hoped things would quickly improve.
From BBC β Oct. 30, 2026
The original cast, several of whom had been in the celebrated 1972 Toronto production of “Godspell,” were John Candy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty and Dave Thomas.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 30, 2026
The legendary actor, who has died aged 86, was best known for roles in Star Trek and X-Men, as well as his celebrated work with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
From BBC β Oct. 29, 2026
They celebrated one more mystery solved by the Clue Crew!
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
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One of them was days away from celebrating his 14th birthday.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 4, 2026
November would have seen Tyler in the middle of her Jubilee Tour across Europe, celebrating 50 years since her song Lost in France broke her into the UK Singles Chart in 1976.
From BBC β Nov. 2, 2026
The league spent this season, its 30th, celebrating record highs in TV audiences and attendance.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 1, 2026
Visit Norway, the Scandinavian country’s tourism agency, responded to Trump’s insult with a cheeky campaign celebrating its spectacular public restrooms, declaring that Norway makes “shithouses great again.”
From Salon β Oct. 31, 2026
In addition to celebrating the year's graduates, the school, like many colleges, recognizes special people by awarding them with honorary doctorates.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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