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veneration

[ven-uh-ray-shuhn] / ˌvɛn əˈreɪ ʃən /




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Despite the national veneration of units like Vizirenko’s, Ukraine has struggled to recruit and retain fighters, with about 200,000 listed as absent without leave, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov told the country’s parliament in January.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

The bone fragments have since been distributed to countries like Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar, where they remain objects of veneration.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2025

And although the streaming boom has had its drawbacks, it has also unearthed and popularized worthy cult classics, giving them a new life and the long-deserved veneration they deserve.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2025

The grave became a place of veneration, then a site of controversy in the early 2000s when Little Round Top’s owner began to shoo away the curious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025

Wagner provided his cult with the solemn act of devotion, purification and veneration that is Parsifal.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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