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memorial

[muh-mawr-ee-uhl, -mohr-] / məˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr- /




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Dozens of family and friends gathered outside Wildwood Elementary School in Culver City on Saturday for a memorial celebrating Rodriguez.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The fountain has been used as a memorial site for those killed, with pictures, flowers and messages laid around the basin wall.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

In a statement released by his office on Wednesday afternoon, Netanyahu said he had lit a memorial candle commemorating every victim of 7 October.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Johnny’s house, Ms. Siman Tov adds, “is not just a memorial for Johnny. It’s a memorial for Israel, and all Israelis.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Lincoln’s memorial procession was “said to have been modeled” on the funeral of Dr. Elisha Kent Kane.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

As the name suggests, Stolpersteine are intended as memorials people stumble upon, making them reflect on the history of their location.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

On college campuses, the day is now often observed through academic discussions instead of memorials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

But 25 years on, I’ve learned that grief doesn’t live only in memorials and names read aloud once a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

They encounter what happened through photographs, documentaries, memorials, classroom lessons and stories told by people who were alive on that day.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Covering the reading desk there were endless piles of petitions and memorials, all annotated with the royal decision and signature.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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