honor
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The buzz: Although the World Cup will be shared by three countries for the first time, Mexico gets the honor of playing the opening game.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
American leaders usually take that moment of deserved honor and gratitude to pay homage to the dead and wax poetic about the values and the ideals for which they died.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
In November, the couple made their relationship Instagram official when Aniston posted a black-and-white selfie of the two of them in honor of Curtis’ birthday.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
For Respect for the Aged day in 2010, Tokyo officials decided to honor a 111-year-old man named Sogen Kato.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
First Division reached the hills overlooking Sedan, then moved aside to allow the French Army the honor of capturing the city, the site of a French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing honor
Veterans Day Vocabulary
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A Graduation Lexicon
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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