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Decoration is deployed with a painter’s sense of balance rather than an aggressive urge to cover everything.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Originally called Decoration Day, it was created in 1868 by Union Gen. John A. Logan as a nationwide day of mourning.
From Salon • May 26, 2025
Standards of the Foreign Gifts and Decoration Act in effect at the time would have required Olson report any gifts over $285 and either return them or reimburse the federal government for the market value.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2023
Many aspects of the house, including the floral imagery and its collagelike nature, are also reminiscent of the women-led Pattern and Decoration art movement.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023
There were many cast-iron stars, marking the graves of Grand Army men, and on each star a small wind-bitten flag from a year ago Decoration Day.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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Memorial Day Words
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