salute
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The military honour guard lined up outside the Great Hall of the People to welcome Trump, complete with a gun salute and a band playing the US national anthem.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
On Mother’s Day, let’s salute two single mothers who became the No. 1 fans for their sports-playing sons and stayed by their side through good and bad times.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
The obscure answer: the tiny Dutch Caribbean island of St. Eustatius, which returned a friendly American warship’s 13-gun salute on Nov. 16, 1776.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Then they paid their respects at Arlington National Cemetery, where they laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior and a gun salute was fired.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Despite his pain, he was trying to stand up and salute the wife of his commander in chief.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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