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homecoming

[hohm-kuhm-ing] / ˈhoʊmˌkʌm ɪŋ /




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Jones said filming the project, which wrapped earlier this year, had been "an emotional and spiritual homecoming".

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

His longing for homecoming and the care of his mother seem like recognizably human instincts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Performing Saturday in Mosswood Park was a homecoming for Japanese revival rockers the Fadeaways.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

In the meantime, in the absence of a World Series, Trout deserves to enjoy his homecoming game.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

We’ve known each other since grade school, but it was last year at the homecoming bonfire that we had our first kiss.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Twenty captives were crossing over Israel’s border to jubilant homecomings, but Bipin wasn’t among them.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2025

Her homecomings once brought the comfort of movie nights and card games, but this year was different.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2023

In cities, towns and villages across Ukraine, bleak homecomings for the dead are a ritual as old as war.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2023

She and Chambers said they have remained close to the community, attending homecomings and making donations.

From Washington Post Apr. 4, 2023

Ben awoke and heard the unsteady voice of his father raised in a song that in the history of late-night homecomings was a traditional chant of warning.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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