valedictory

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Conservative lawyers and pundits marked the occasion by publishing laudatory articles that had, to me, a distinctly valedictory feel to them.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

Speaking in her valedictory speech, Mrs May said being an MP "is the best job in the world" despite what she called "its frustrations".

From BBC • May 24, 2024

We can only hope that those valedictory titles aren’t telling us something about Fellowship’s future.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Michael Love, who had paroled from Folsom Prison five months earlier, came back to give the valedictory speech.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

His valedictory speech was entitled “To Be or Not to Be.”

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou