commemoration
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Year: 2015 Compiled by: Dana Stevens Of note: Written in commemoration of the show’s finale, although the Phineas and Ferb movies that have been released since then may necessitate a reassessment.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026
The people who gathered in Manhattan to ask Mamdani to skip the Sept. 11 commemoration at Ground Zero claimed their problems were with the mayor’s policies.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Work is underway "to explore a more permanent commemoration on the Parliamentary estate", she added.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
He and his friends knew nothing about the commemoration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
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
Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji was mourned on Tuesday with lowered flags and social media commemorations, ahead of a funeral for the reforming trailblazer who died last week at 97.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The authoritarian regime's state news agency carried news of Kim marking the country's own Liberation Day commemorations with a wreath-laying and guard of honour.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
His son, Mojtaba, the new supreme leader, was absent from the commemorations, fearing assassination himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
I’ve been there during the annual commemorations, and it’s a very moving experience.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
Now after thirty-four years, the commemorations and interviews and presentations of posthumous honors have almost stopped, so that for months at a time Dedd is able to take up her own life again.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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