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anniversary

[an-uh-vur-suh-ree] / ˌæn əˈvɜr sə ri /


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Now that bridge on Franklin Avenue at St. George Street is near its 100th anniversary and an Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

For its 10th anniversary, Bryan Curtis evaluated the magazine’s “gawky adolescence.”

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

Guyana, the only English-speaking country in South America, is a republic and so Charles will be making a state visit on the 60th anniversary of its independence from Britain.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

That year also marked the 10th anniversary of the passing of Dickinson’s mentor-friend Benjamin Franklin Newton, who gave her a copy of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Poems.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The only woman he ever loved, according to the sappy anniversary speech he gives every year.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Their connection to Scotland first started on a road trip in 2021, and they have regularly returned to explore the Highlands and celebrate their anniversaries in Edinburgh.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

But presidents have previously marked major anniversaries by attending several sites including New York, where the majority of the 2,977 victims were killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Clients trusted him with their special moments: engagements, weddings and anniversaries, or when they simply wished to treat themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

BMS will pay Hengrui up to $950 million, including $600 million upfront and contingent payments of $175 million on each of the first two anniversaries of the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

It was also announced that the gun would be fired every year on Napoleon’s birthday, as well as on the other two anniversaries.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell




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