commemoration
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Perhaps it’s apt that it’s showing at Lincoln Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Day—a time for commemoration and renewed commitment in the face of evil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
At a massive commemoration marking the anniversary of the Eaton fire this week, local religious leaders read the names of the 19 people who died in the blaze.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026
At a local commemoration staged in Crans-Montana, there was a standing ovation for firefighters.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
So, what does public commemoration mean when the veterans themselves have all died - and when there are few alive today who remember first-hand the mass shared grief that gave rise to them?
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
When caught, these crabs are not eaten, but are returned to the sea in commemoration of the doleful events at Danno-ura.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing commemoration
May Vocabulary Words
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
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