wreath
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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
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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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