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Recent Examples of graduations
That includes weddings, graduations, baptisms, and other big events, which were all marked by Jean Marc's secret ingredients.
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John Shumway, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
The group shares everything from preschool graduations to college acceptances and other milestones.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Over the last 25 years, our families grew extremely close, celebrating birthdays, graduations, Halloweens and Thanksgivings together.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
If graduations decline, shortages deepen.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
The group performed at birthday parties, graduations, bar mitzvahs, and synagogues.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
The facility would be used for athletic tournaments, such as basketball and volleyball, and also large events such as high school graduations.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
The season is marked by many religious holidays, as well as graduations and the launch of many outdoor music festivals.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
The girls had to navigate many milestones — graduations, weddings and having children — without having their mother’s support and guidance.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
John Shumway, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
The group shares everything from preschool graduations to college acceptances and other milestones.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Over the last 25 years, our families grew extremely close, celebrating birthdays, graduations, Halloweens and Thanksgivings together.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
If graduations decline, shortages deepen.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
The group performed at birthday parties, graduations, bar mitzvahs, and synagogues.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
The facility would be used for athletic tournaments, such as basketball and volleyball, and also large events such as high school graduations.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
The season is marked by many religious holidays, as well as graduations and the launch of many outdoor music festivals.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
The girls had to navigate many milestones — graduations, weddings and having children — without having their mother’s support and guidance.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graduations
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Texas dominated many national rankings in the report as well, with the ZIP code encompassing the Dallas suburb of Crandall ranking second on the list and a more urban Dallas ZIP code ranking 10th.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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That includes a president, a parliament and varying governmental, military and religious hierarchies, noted Paul Salem, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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And Atget was a man who didn’t believe in hierarchies of visual experience, who stood for a long time in front of what others might call nothing, seeing everything.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Winter through spring draws anglers who cast from ladders in the shallows to reach deep drop-offs.—
Ted Alvarez,
Outside,
9 Mar. 2026
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While investors can build ladders of varying maturities, Howard thinks a barbell strategy — with short duration on one end and long duration on the other — is attractive right now.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Quarterhorse series is intended to pave the way for an even more advanced platform, Darkhorse, a reusable hypersonic aircraft envisioned for defense and national security missions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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While Davosians Negotiated, AI Agents Accelerated Across the Atlantic, a new social network quietly launched that tipped the scales.—
Victoria Bousis,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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The speed of a shot pull plays a role as well, so many espresso scales come with flow meters that indicate how fast the shot is being pulled through the grounds.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
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