vigil
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Around 30 community members gathered for a vigil organized by Brook 10 days after Vela Gonzalez was taken.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Organizing an annual June 4 vigil in memory of the victims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"I believe the vicious media campaign drove him to his death," MP Diane Abbott, the first black woman elected to the UK parliament, told the vigil.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
The vigil was organised by Arday's postdoctoral students and was held on Sunday afternoon.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
They kept up their vigil until Chickenhound regained consciousness.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Many Serb nationalists see him as a hero and protector, particularly in the Bosnian Serb entity of Republika Srpska, where his death sparked vigils.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
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
The defendants all had leadership roles in the organization that ran the vigils, the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Movements of China.
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
At last, she could end her vigils, and her sons could rest in peace.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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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