keepsakes
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Last Saturday morning, dozens of families set up their canopies for the annual Chavez Ravine community picnic, bringing photo albums and other cherished keepsakes to display table side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
She said she wanted to leave the bags as "keepsakes" for her children and grandchildren.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Don eventually remarried and had three more kids, but he held on to a big box of Cynthia’s clothes and other keepsakes, including a lock of hair and bottle of her perfume.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
In his will, written shortly before his death in 1821, Napoleon left several imperial keepsakes -- including two of his last hats -- to his son, the King of Rome.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
If they wanted to survive, they must travel light, harden their hearts against sentimental keepsakes, and trust that they could make do with the bare bones of equipment.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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