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eulogy

[yoo-luh-jee] / ˈju lə dʒi /


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They delivered a brief eulogy, then pressed their fists to their chests and called out: “Forever in our ranks!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Swan Song” follows all of Mr. Spencer’s edits to the eulogy text with preposterous vanity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

In the eulogy he delivered at her funeral, Earl Spencer accused the media of being on a "permanent quest...to bring her down" and said newspapers had been threatened by her "genuine goodness".

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

It’s been anything but in this “melting pot where nothing melted,” to quote the rabbi whose eulogy sets Kushner’s “Angels in America” in motion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

In the middle of the service, Virgil Hedgepath rose to deliver the eulogy.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

The eulogies for this Knicks team—for Wednesday’s Game 4, and, possibly, the entire series—were well under way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Nearby to the training booths, other stations offered tea, psychological counselling services and medical support, while loudspeakers broadcast speeches, chants, and eulogies for slain military commanders.

From Barron's ● May 19, 2026

Hull’s homage to Spirit was seen by more than 1 million people on the Points Guy’s Instagram account — and hundreds of commenters shared their own impromptu eulogies.

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

Keep a box of tissues close by: I was a blubbering mess two minutes in, when Hanks follows Murray’s cold open with one of the eulogies from Candy’s funeral.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2025

Commander Lewis and the surviving crew, via long-range communication from Hermes, gave eulogies for their departed comrade from deep space.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir


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