valedictory
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In his almost but not quite valedictory acceptance speech, the 80-year-old Lithgow acknowledged that this Tony win, his third, comes 53 years after his first — and feels every bit as satisfying.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
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
We can only hope that those valedictory titles aren’t telling us something about Fellowship’s future.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023
And this is also the proper starting point for understanding the words he left as his final valedictory, the Farewell Address.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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