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wreath

[reeth] / riθ /


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Opposition leaders led by Kalonzo Musyoka, Martha Karua and Eugene Wamalwa joined families of the victims to lay wreath at parliament in honour of those who died during the 2024 demonstations.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

He condemned "indifference" towards migrants and cast a wreath into the sea at the port of Arguineguin to honour the thousands who have died trying to reach the Canaries.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

Charles will lay a wreath late Thursday morning at Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington, then attend a "block party" to mark 250 years since American independence from Britain.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 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

As the days went by, Kathleen began to waste away, for she only truly lived when she slept at night, entombed in the prison of smoke from the magical wreath.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

The high commissioners for New Zealand and Australia, Hamish Cooper and Jay Weatherill, walked in tandem to lay their own wreaths.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026

The event was attended by about 100 people, with funeral wreaths of white flowers decorating the area.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

Nearby, a well-maintained veterans cemetery can be seen, its tombstones decorated with wreaths and flowers.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

When nationally prominent figures die, members of China’s top leadership and retired party grandees send wreaths and, in certain cases, personally attend the funerals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026

We threw rice at weddings, we laid wreaths at funerals.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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