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ceremony

[ser-uh-moh-nee] / ˈsɛr əˌmoʊ ni /




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The laureates will receive their prizes at a formal ceremony on December 10, the anniversary of the death in 1896 of scientist Alfred Nobel, who created the prizes in his will.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Two days after the Academy Awards ceremony in 1955, Saint gave birth to a son, the first of her two children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The ceremony will instead stream live for free worldwide each September, with no Prime Video subscription needed.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Evans ended up winning the award for Best Casting saying she was "incredibly proud" to represent Welsh voices at the 2026 ceremony.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

At first the ceremony was exactly like the service on Saturday.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

There have been reports of participants dying after attending retreats and ceremonies abroad.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Created by an act of Congress and named in honor of President John F. Kennedy, the center’s white-marbled building has hosted plays, concerts, and award ceremonies since 1971.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

At ceremonies on Sept. 5 and 6, honoring artistic and technical achievements, as well as some performance categories, several shows asserted some early dominance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Memorial ceremonies in New York City, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon commemorate victims of illnesses linked to the terrorist attacks and people who died in 2001.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

What if somehow, in their ceremonies and things, they’d managed to stumble on a way to do some stirring up themselves?

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder




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