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commemoration

[kuh-mem-uh-rey-shuhn] / kəˌmɛm əˈreɪ ʃən /


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Stanleg and I had long planned an expedition to meet the Minister of Commemoration.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Dr Frampton, a member of the Rosemundy Commemoration Committee, said he spent years in foster care after he was separated from his mother as a baby.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

Proposed by Germany and Rwanda, it would designate 11 July as the “International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica.”

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024

The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration will host “Welcome Home! A Nation Honors our Vietnam Veterans and their Families,” an event on the National Mall in the nation’s capital which continues through Saturday.

From Washington Times • May 10, 2023

"Don't you realize you are up here for Commem—for Commemoration?" he asked.

From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton




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