vigil
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Around 30 community members gathered for a vigil organized by Brook 10 days after Vela Gonzalez was taken.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
"I believe the vicious media campaign drove him to his death," MP Diane Abbott, the first black woman elected to the UK parliament, told the vigil.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
On Monday evening, a few thousand people gathered at a vigil for Arday in London’s Trafalgar Square.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
On Sunday, more than 200 people attended a vigil at Cambridge that was organised by Arday's postdoctoral students.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Peach Street no longer streams with the quiet flow of the vigil.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
The Tiananmen vigils, which were held in Hong Kong for decades, were the only large-scale public memorial in China for the victims of the 1989 violence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Further vigils for Arday are set to take place in both Cambridge and London on Monday evening.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Remembrance vigils are also planned in London on Sunday and Monday evenings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Catholic sisters are playing a key role among clergy and other religious leaders who have been organizing demonstrations and vigils at ICE field offices and processing centers in places like Chicago, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Private vigils held at night, made more private because they were expressions of public lunacy.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
Vocabulary lists containing vigil
"The Great Gatsby," Chapter 1 Vocabulary
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 19–24
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"My Wonder Horse," Vocabulary from the short story
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