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celebrate

[sel-uh-breyt] / ˈsΙ›l Ι™ΛŒbreΙͺt /


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This year there was much to discuss and little to celebrate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

“We’re going to celebrate it going back to New York tonight on the red-eye flight,” he said, smiling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

The couple's aim, according to the mission statement of their Archewell Productions company, is to highlight "our common humanity and celebrate community".

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Now, there’s something indisputable to celebrate: technology that could have the potential to transform care for many forms of cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

When Time runs an article about Joey’s arrival in Louisiana, more than four thousand letters flood the offices of Carville to celebrate her arrival.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Concours d’Lemons celebrates something very different: the odd, forgotten and sometimes downright terrible cars that rarely make it onto a concours lawn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The Daily Mail also celebrates "golden girl" Amy Hunt's record win in its picture spot.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

At the building’s entrance, a massive banner celebrates the plant’s recently renewed federal operating license, proclaiming “You Made This Possible” above a photograph of smiling staffers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

The Taliban government celebrates five years of ruling Afghanistan on Saturday, with the authorities hailing their country's "freedom" and security, while critics decry tightening restrictions in all areas of daily life.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

This coin celebrates the first accomplishment of the abolitionists: ending the English slave trade in 1807.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, donning a yellow safety vest and goggles, celebrated a ribbon-cutting at a once-imperiled factory this week in Lansing, Mich.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

One of Los Angeles’ celebrated professional sports franchises was owned by one local family for more than 45 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

And then we had a great dinner and celebrated and said, you know, “This is the high point, it’s downhill from here on out.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

McCabe has cerebral palsy and completed exams in seven subjects over the course of five months using eye-gaze technology - an achievement celebrated by his friends and teachers at school.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Bell, who had accompanied the celebrated naturalist John James Audubon on his trip up the Missouri River, was the most famous taxidermist of the time.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

“The Great American Road Trip” was conceived as a travelogue, after a fashion, celebrating the 250th anniversary of America’s founding.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

A wildlife park is celebrating the hatching of the first king penguin chick in the UK since 2014.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Instead of celebrating her son's birthday this month, Zimbabwean mother Rodwin Chitewere spent the day praying for his body to be brought home from Russia, where he was reportedly killed fighting Moscow's war against Ukraine.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Regardless, the actor looks forward to celebrating with both productions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

In chorus one morning the irony of celebrating the birth of the Prince of Peace suddenly seemed too much.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson




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