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Which Paris landmark commemorates a major battlefield victory by Napoleon?

commemorate

[kuh-mem-uh-rayt] / kΙ™ΛˆmΙ›m Ι™ΛŒreΙͺt /


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"We commemorate the victims, we share their pain," he said, adding that antisemitism must be confronted with "even greater resolve".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

When a baby is born, or your daughter gets married, do you read a piece of legislation to commemorate the occasion or do you quote a poem, or dedicate a song?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Some commentaries noted it was less about substance than ceremony and symbolism, but what did it commemorate or symbolize?

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

An Afrikaner lobby group is holding a vigil on Saturday with thousands of white crosses on Washington's National Mall to commemorate what it says are victims of "farm attacks".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

These may commemorate victories in Monte Alban’s grinding battle for supremacy with its local rival, San Martin Tilcajete, in the southern arm of the Central Valley.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The 4 July federal holiday commemorates the 13 US colonies signing the Declaration of Independence in 1776 to end British rule.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

As the U.S. commemorates its 250th anniversary, the public mood resembles that of 50 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Juneteenth, which commemorates the effective end of slavery in the U.S., is often referred to as Freedom Day or Black Independence Day.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

Juneteenth — a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States — is marked on Friday this year, and there are many closures related to the holiday, including financial markets.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

“This bead commemorates the first Son of the Sea God at this camp, and the quest he undertook into the darkest part of the Underworld to stop a war!”

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

The United States commemorated the 25th anniversary of the devastating September 11, 2001 attacks Friday with a poignant ceremony in New York marked by President Donald Trump's absence and searing criticism from victims' relatives.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Old friend Rafael Nadal is already commemorated with a statue outside Roland-Garros.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Pamela Warner commemorated the anniversary of her son’s death on Tuesday, sharing photos from their past on the Instagram page dedicated to her son’s memory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Since then, 18 May has frequently been depicted in films and television shows as a day of national trauma for South Korea while also commemorated annually as a sacred day of democracy.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

No, it turned out that the street instead commemorated Hermann’s father, Heinrich Goering, founding Reichskommissar of the former German colony of South-West Africa, which became Namibia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Now the arch, initially promoted as a monument commemorating America’s 250th anniversary, has undergone a similar transformation.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

In late July, North Korean dancers performed at a meat-processing facility near a military air base in the Moscow region, in a concert commemorating the end of the 1950-53 Korean War.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

A shield commemorating Sir David was installed in 2023 a couple of seats away from where he used to sit in the chamber.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

It was spent taking trade offers for players on their last-place team and commemorating the 40th anniversary of their 1986 World Series championship team — their last championship team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

When Barack Obama was campaigning for the presidency in 2007, he spoke at a ceremony in Selma commemorating the forty-second anniversary of the march to Montgomery.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman




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