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commemorations

  • plural
    of commemoration.
    commemoration
    noun
    the act of commemorating.

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During Friday’s 9/11 commemorations, it was startling to realize that one-third of the American population today wasn’t born when it happened.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji was mourned on Tuesday with lowered flags and social media commemorations, ahead of a funeral for the reforming trailblazer who died last week at 97.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend parades across Northern Ireland as the annual Twelfth of July commemorations take place.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

His son, Mojtaba, the new supreme leader, was absent from the commemorations, fearing assassination himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

Now after thirty-four years, the commemorations and interviews and presentations of posthumous honors have almost stopped, so that for months at a time Dedd is able to take up her own life again.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez