festivity
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Marco Piemontese’s striking period costumes conjured the artists’ milieu, and Marcus Doshi’s lighting evoked both festivity and the tragedy of the ending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Yet amid all the elaborate cultural festivity around the girl’s arrival at womanhood, there’s a sobering catch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In the past, playing a regular-season game abroad would bring a sense of festivity for a New England Patriots team that is unbeaten in three previous international appearances.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
It's still only November, but the Christmas TV adverts are coming in thick and fast, bringing a sprinkling of festivity to our screens.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023
In both his dress and his manner, he disdained all festivity.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Singers performed on four stages, and the festivities went on past midnight.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
"I have a feeling it is going to be mental," he said ahead of the festivities.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
When the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated on the field after winning the World Series in October 2024, there was one person notably missing from the festivities: Mark Walter, the team’s owner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Shortly after the attack the festivities were cut short, with revellers requested to leave the area.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
During the festivities I thought about the biggest celebration we used to have in my town at the end of the year.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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