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Several bands accompanied the parade, which was commemorating the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025

The group was commemorating the one-year anniversary of the death of Malin’s best friend and former D Generation bandmate Howie Pyro.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2023

The event was commemorating a genocide far greater than the Northern Ireland conflict, but the memorial offered a powerful and relevant warning, Hughes said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Toy maker Mattel said on Thursday it was commemorating the monarch's 70 years on the throne with a Tribute Collection Barbie doll.

From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2022

Then suddenly he appeared again—on an evening when the College, having won the "Fours," was commemorating its success by a bonfire in the big quad.

From The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir