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celebrate

[sel-uh-brayt] / ˈsΙ›l Ι™ΛŒbreΙͺt /


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Bright red banners nearby celebrate last year’s 70th anniversary of China making Xinjiang an official “autonomous region.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Grant and Marston speak of being influenced by passionate social media creators who celebrate books, wanting to build a community as much as an event space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

CNN chairman Mark Thompson described her as "one of the most trusted and beloved journalists anywhere" and said the network will take time to celebrate her "before she departs next year".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Some unironic astrology: To celebrate Slate’s 30th birthday, Slate writer Heather Schwedel asked several astrologers to interpret the magazine’s birth chart.

From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2026

That sweet mule Lucky Pete must have slipped cruel Flora’s rope and run off to celebrate his freedom.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

This year’s Nobel prize celebrates work that started with a question that may sound esoteric: how do Chlamydomonas swim toward light?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

A charity that raises funds to provide children with "essential items" has said families are facing "changing pressures" as celebrates its 25th anniversary.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The occasion for their concern is this bull market’s fourth birthday, which it celebrates this week.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Welcome to Dead Internet Theory, a Y2K-era event that celebrates a time when social media meant AOL Instant Messenger and when tech evoked excitement rather than dread.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

This poster celebrates suffrage and the League of Women Voters.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Campaigners who have been trying to stop the development of a town's green space have celebrated it being given "village green status" by a council.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

For now, Manning’s two documented Colorado properties remain the clearest picture of his current real estate portfolio, reflecting his enduring connection to the city where he concluded his celebrated football career.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

It has been celebrated for its unexpected boost to the local economy, with Busan Mayor Chun Jae-soo thanking it for generating publicity he said would otherwise have cost "trillions".

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The Knicks celebrated their first NBA championship in 53 years with a ring ceremony and raising a banner to the rafters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

America's leaders celebrated the Berlin Tunnel as one of the CIA's clearest victories in the Cold War—and evidence of the West's superior technological capabilities and spycraft.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

He pointed to bipartisan collaboration as key to the passage of AB 32, and Schwarzenegger recalled environmentalists and business leaders celebrating together after the bill passed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

New York Knicks owner James Dolan stood outside New York’s City Hall this summer celebrating his team’s first championship in 53 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

On Friday, photographs were released of the Pope celebrating Mass and distributing communion in hospital for staff.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

She realized she wanted to spend more time in the city when celebrating her daughter Maxwell’s 11th birthday, and began “looking at real estate that day.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The priest’s vestments shone with the white and gold jubilation of the church celebrating the birth of its redeemer.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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