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wreath

[reeth] / riθ /


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He condemned "indifference" towards migrants and cast a wreath into the sea at the port of Arguineguin to honour the thousands who have died trying to reach the Canaries.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

They also visited the nearby Battle of Britain Bunker, where they laid a commemorative wreath.

From BBC May 27, 2026

Charles will lay a wreath late Thursday morning at Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington, then attend a "block party" to mark 250 years since American independence from Britain.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

It stopped briefly for a man in paramilitary-style uniform to lay a wreath at the republican monument in Creggan.

From BBC Apr. 6, 2026

I sit in my chair, the wreath on the ceiling floating above my head, like a frozen halo, a zero.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Originally designed to evoke a classic Greek column, the structure's limestone, brick and terra-cotta exterior features ornamentation including lion heads, wreaths, eagles, and faces.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The event was attended by about 100 people, with funeral wreaths of white flowers decorating the area.

From Barron's Mar. 17, 2026

The 65-year-old had joined those laying wreaths and saluted the war memorial at the ceremony in Llandudno last November.

From BBC Jan. 5, 2026

She has made little cats, wreaths and ashtrays.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 29, 2025

I drive past front yards trapped between holidays, some with inflatable turkeys on the lawn, others with fake snowmen and high-class wreaths on the front door.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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