memorial
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On a United Nations memorial page to Michael Ryan, external it said he helped the World Food Programme "bring assistance to vulnerable people" in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Ethiopia and Bangladesh.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Thank God that a wave pushed the sinking vessel and we managed to climb on top," Chance Siyamavhu said at a memorial service in the lakeside town of Kariba close to the border with Zambia.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
She made the video montage of my mom for her memorial, which was extra difficult because a family member had all sorts of unreasonable demands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Yet while there are monuments in the nation’s capital for Washington and Jefferson, there is no memorial to the Adamses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
She almost slammed the door in his face a few times, and I think he finally realized that he wasn’t invited to the memorial dinner.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
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But some residents say the giant statue is not the best way to represent the Catholic faith, in a country already peppered with religious monuments, including numerous memorials to Polish pope John Paul II.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Locals have already set up makeshift memorials at the scene.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
By 1949, Noguchi had completed an astonishing range of commissions—murals, architecture, parks, playgrounds, memorials, industrial designs and scenography.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Preservationists have criticized the plan as disrupting a sacred sightline between the memorials to Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, designed as a statement of unity after the Civil War.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
"Thing is," Watney said, "I'm selfish. I want the memorials back home to be just for me. I don't want the rest of you losers in them. I can't let you guys blow the VAL."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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