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vigil

[vij-uhl] / ˈvɪdʒ əl /


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Black Lives Matter L.A. has scheduled a Sunday vigil to honor him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The New York Times’ Adam Liptak described her role this way in 2019: “Justice Sonia Sotomayor … maintains a sort of vigil in the capital cases other justices treat as routine.”

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

A vigil in her memory will also be held at Derry's Guildhall on Friday evening.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Hundreds of people showed up for a midweek vigil at St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, where some of the family worships, a few days after Guthrie disappeared.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Richard and I keep a vigil, one or the other of us checking on him each hour.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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