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vigil

[vij-uhl] / ˈvɪdʒ əl /


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"My mom's been crying a lot, and I'm sad too," an eight-year-old girl who attended the Friday vigil with her aunt told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

He had no regrets about pursuing Mamdani to the vigil.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

The merry-go-round also became a gathering spot for a candlelight vigil when the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia died in 1995.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Memorial events were organised in other countries around the world, including in Germany, where the Jewish students' union held a vigil at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

By dawn, all that's left of the vigil is a pile of flowers, some wrapped in bundles, some tossed alone.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

In parts of Serbia and Bosnia's Serb statelet, Republika Srpska, Mladic is still lauded as a hero, and his death was greeted with vigils and memorials overnight.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

During the trial, there was little debate over the role of the accused in the group or their activities, including the vigils.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Catholic sisters are playing a key role among clergy and other religious leaders who have been organizing demonstrations and vigils at ICE field offices and processing centers in places like Chicago, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

Karen Dry, who organised monthly vigils for the victims' families when the investigation began, said: "No sentence was ever going to be enough."

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

“When the vigils flopped. Well, I let all my energy for them slip away too. I shouldn't have.”

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely


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