valedictory
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Conservative lawyers and pundits marked the occasion by publishing laudatory articles that had, to me, a distinctly valedictory feel to them.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2026
Speaking in her valedictory speech, Mrs May said being an MP "is the best job in the world" despite what she called "its frustrations".
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
McConnell spoke from the Senate floor in somber, valedictory tones, but he left open the possibility that he might seek another term, declaring at one point: “I’m not going anywhere anytime soon.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
It wasn’t certain she’d make the band’s valedictory performance that night, one of the last of Dead & Co.’s recently concluded farewell tour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
In his valedictory speech, Taylor thanked his teachers.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
She stood all of 5 feet 4 inches, not counting the white stiletto heels, on the podium in the House television studio Thursday for one of her many valedictories.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2022
One by one, they took to the floor with prepared valedictories.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three symphonic farewells, however, have just taken place, and interesting valedictories they were.
From Time Magazine Archive
After their convention valedictories, the Reagans gave a reception for longtime friends back at their New Orleans hotel.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the 4th of February Mr. Slidell and Mr. Benjamin delivered their valedictories as senators from Louisiana.
From Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 by James Gillespie Blaine
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