commemoration
Example Sentences
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The heart of his study lies in the culture of commemoration.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Fernando Cheung, a spokesperson for Amnesty International, said in a statement on Monday that "holding people criminally responsible for peaceful commemoration compounds the injustice suffered by the victims of the Tiananmen crackdown".
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Following the Addington Primary School protests and ahead of the Battle of Isandlwana commemoration, royal envoys hinted that King Misuzulu would address these concerns.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
The sacrifice of Jesus and its commemoration in the Mass became a major theological and sometimes military contest between 16th-century Protestants and Roman Catholics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
“Personhood” is a word I first heard as I listened to the eloquence of Brother Randall Robinson, president of theTransAfrica Forum, during his remarks at the Apollo commemoration.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Vocabulary lists containing commemoration
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
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