vigil
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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
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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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Vocabulary lists containing vigil
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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"My Wonder Horse," Vocabulary from the short story
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