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festivity

[fe-stiv-i-tee] / fɛˈstɪv ɪ ti /


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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

Dozens sat around a garden table in Bortnychi village under a tent decorated with balloons and garlands for a day of festivity steeped in Ukrainian rural tradition.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023

And although the pseudo-holiday did begin as a festivity just for the "gals," Galentine's Day has transformed into an inclusive celebration in recent years.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2023

After the festivity the rooms had a bare, ruined look.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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