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anniversary

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


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America marked its 250th anniversary of independence Saturday in a manner fitting with the times in 2026.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence finds the U.S. the biggest and most dynamic economy in the world and among its richest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026

As my colleague Chauncey DeVega so succinctly puts it, the 250th anniversary “feels less like a celebration than mourning.”

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

Vance's speech came as dozens of tall ships from more than 20 countries sailed into New York harbor to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

From Barron's • Jul. 4, 2026

My wife, Lis, and I still live in Fullerton, California, where we settled on our sixth anniversary in 1971.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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