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celebrate

[sel-uh-brayt] / ˈsΙ›l Ι™ΛŒbreΙͺt /


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Next to it, a poster advertises the open-air mass that US-born Leo will celebrate next Monday in Buenos Aires, on the second-leg of his South American tour.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

I am cautiously optimistic, but like many, I’ll never celebrate prematurely again.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

“And today an entire nation will celebrate one of its own reaching the very pinnacle of our sport.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 1712 S. Glendale Ave. will celebrate from noon until 3 p.m. with marigolds, Catrina and spirit guide artworks, community altars, marionettes, folklorico and mariachi performances, arts and crafts, face painting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Lily turns in her Yale application, and Mom decides we have to go out for a special dinner to celebrate.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

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 ● 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 ● Oct. 19, 2026

The event celebrates the national park's status as a Dark Sky Reserve.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The occasion for their concern is this bull market’s fourth birthday, which it celebrates this week.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

This poster celebrates suffrage and the League of Women Voters.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

In the moment, as the Roma fans celebrated, and Manchester United trailed 2-0, it seemed catastrophic for the club and terminal for Carrick's position as head coach.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

In November, after China’s newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, began service, Chinese state media celebrated the “three-carrier era” as a symbol of global prestige.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

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 ● Nov. 1, 2026

But as they celebrated Assad's overthrow and their new freedoms, Syrians, perhaps unrealistically, hoped things would quickly improve.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

I’d known celebrated white gymnasts known for their power, like Mary Lou Retton and Shawn Johnson, and black gymnasts praised for their flowing grace, like Dominque Dawes and Gabby Douglas.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

One of them was days away from celebrating his 14th birthday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

With many firework displays on Friday and Saturday and the Hindu festival of light on Sunday, many communities across the UK will continue celebrating for the rest of the week.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The league spent this season, its 30th, celebrating record highs in TV audiences and attendance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● 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 ● Oct. 31, 2026

If only I’d trusted Celina Aunty sooner, you and Muthu might have been playing in the sunshine, celebrating the end of the rainy season, instead of lying on hospital beds.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman


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