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celebrate

[sel-uh-breyt] / ˈsΙ›l Ι™ΛŒbreΙͺt /


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A plane crash isn’t typically something to celebrate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Let’s celebrate that, even as we gird for more battles to come.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

They added that it was not only a privilege "but a moment to celebrate for Punjabi culture".

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

"I just want to celebrate a brilliantly made movie that I felt was like a laser beam."

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

That sweet mule Lucky Pete must have slipped cruel Flora’s rope and run off to celebrate his freedom.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

But being photographed for a campaign that celebrates the resilience of women living with breast cancer helped her find an inner strength she never knew she had.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Reese Cooper celebrates its 10-year anniversary with the opening of a new flagship store.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

The carnival, which celebrates Caribbean culture and history, was first held in west London in 1966.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Ukraine celebrates independence day on Monday, which also marks exactly four-and-a-half years since Russia invaded on February 24, 2022.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

Every spring, our synagogue celebrates the story of Esther.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

The Smith hat was first celebrated for solving a question about how shapes can cover a surface.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Speaking to BBC Scotland News the day after his sister would have celebrated her 36th birthday, he said GPS monitoring would "absolutely make a difference".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

It was Cerimedo who helped broker then-candidate Milei’s celebrated 2023 interview with Tucker Carlson, at the time a Trump confidant, an appearance that thrust Milei into the international spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

In Yemen's capital Sanaa, Houthi supporters celebrated the freeing of 210 prisoners held in areas that fell to the group and had spent up to eight years in jail.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

Junior Championship the previous summer, but above all, he’d begun to have increased confidence in himself after his celebrated “Game of the Century.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Sarah’s parents are celebrating their wedding anniversary, and they’re taking the whole clan on a celebratory safari.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

“The Emmys are celebrating their 78th year, and NBC is celebrating its 100th year. And I have been on ‘Law & Order: SVU’ for all of them.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

“You feel good celebrating that spirit,” he said.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Forty-five years after Formula 1 last roared around Madrid, the Spanish capital is celebrating its return this weekend with a brand-new circuit, accessible from the city centre via only a metro ride.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

They would spend the twenty-second celebrating Christmas, and start for Paulet Island on December 23.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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