honor
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“You gave me the honor of serving the city that raised me, and every single day since, I have carried that responsibility with me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
Earlier Wednesday, Zelensky awarded the first lady a national honor for her role in brokering a partial ceasefire that allowed the evacuation of civilians from a Russian-occupied town.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
“With our ceremony, we kept it very short and sweet. We did our vows privately, but for the family section, we had a chair to honor both of them with just flowers,” Woods said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Rachel Apa, from Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, was running on Sunday with the Parkinson's Foundation Champions to raise money and honor her grandfather who had the disease, she said in a fundraising page.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
But try as she might to care about the elaborate feast they had planned in her honor, she could not shake the desperate desire to be anywhere else.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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Throughout the war he earned many honors for producing a series of propaganda films for soldiers called “Why We Fight.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The Day of the Dead, when Mexico honors its deceased by blending pre-Columbian traditions with the Christian All Saints' Day, is historically a family affair.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026
He quickly established himself as one of the league’s promising young players, earning NBA Rookie of the Year honors in 2021.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Ross Newhan, who earned Hall of Fame honors after decades covering pro baseball for the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
That’s what Jonah’s been calling me since January, when we took the standardized tests to determine who would qualify for the honors track in high school and I got sick right before the test started.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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"I am so proud and honored to stand here as your senator-elect from the great state of Michigan."
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
The event honored leaders in comedy, film, technology, literature and more in New York Thursday night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
Leaving his children items with important sentimental value honored their relationship and their history.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Animation, home of the “Looney Tunes” franchise, honored Bauza in a statement, writing that he “brought joy and laughter to millions around the world.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Her commander wrote a recommendation for her to be posthumously honored as a Hero of the Soviet Union.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Ahead of the race, Apa wrote on her marathon fundraising page how much her grandfather, who she was honoring with the run meant to her.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
It happens to rock ’n’ roll stars every day, and they’re in their grave — there were people in their grave that they were honoring when I went.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
They reunite in February for concerts honoring the centenary of Mstislav Rostropovich, one of Mr. Noseda’s predecessors as music director of the NSO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The two were seen together during the inauguration, including at an event honoring the Greek American community where Marafatsos stood behind her as she spoke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Jim and I had arrived just in time for a banquet honoring the project.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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