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Buckley was by that point an institution rather than a barricade stormer, and the years of Reagan and his successor George H. W. Bush were a time of valedictions as much as victories.
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Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Read: The sincerity and absurdity of Hollywood’s best action franchise
As a grand valediction to a long-running storyline, the self-reflexiveness makes some sense.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the funeral liturgy and delivered the final commendation and valediction.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
Are teams going to make the same mistake twice with Cole Hutson?
'Rafa, Rafa, Rafa': Encouragement and valediction at Nadal's last match in Madrid
Which Jets UDFAs have best shot to make the team?
—New York Times, 1 May 2024
This record and tour are by no means a last valediction to her music career.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Laboe was known to leave a playful valediction — a smooch — at the end of his show.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Dorfman’s new book, his thirty-eighth, feels like a valediction to a career that, until now, has been varied in its instruments but consistent in its vision.
—Jonathan Dee, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Will the delicate touch that has scored so effectively with viewers and Emmy voters be abandoned for mawkish valedictions?
—John Anderson, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023
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Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Read: The sincerity and absurdity of Hollywood’s best action franchise
As a grand valediction to a long-running storyline, the self-reflexiveness makes some sense.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, presided over the funeral liturgy and delivered the final commendation and valediction.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
Are teams going to make the same mistake twice with Cole Hutson?
'Rafa, Rafa, Rafa': Encouragement and valediction at Nadal's last match in Madrid
Which Jets UDFAs have best shot to make the team?
—New York Times, 1 May 2024
This record and tour are by no means a last valediction to her music career.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Laboe was known to leave a playful valediction — a smooch — at the end of his show.
—Sarah Quiñones Wolfson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Dorfman’s new book, his thirty-eighth, feels like a valediction to a career that, until now, has been varied in its instruments but consistent in its vision.
—Jonathan Dee, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
Will the delicate touch that has scored so effectively with viewers and Emmy voters be abandoned for mawkish valedictions?
—John Anderson, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023
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“Valediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valediction. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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