as in to commemorate
to be a memorial of
at the entrance to the park stands a statue memorializing the novelist Sir Walter Scott
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There was the time that Karl Lagerfeld imported an iceberg from Sweden to the Grand Palais in Paris for Chanel, and the show that memorialized his life and work after his passing was staged as a snowy chalet.
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025
Presented by Film Independent, the 40th Indie Spirit Awards memorialized the first year since the hosting nonprofit lost its late president Josh Welsh in December.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
Each of the piece’s four panels memorializes an aspect of the African American story, visually narrating the journey of Black people from Africa to enslavement to the Harlem Renaissance.
—Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Family, friends memorialize flight attendant Danasia Brown-Elder February 15, 2025 7:26 PM
Politics & Government
US border patrol confirms immigrant arrests in Durham neighborhood.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025
Presented by Film Independent, the 40th Indie Spirit Awards memorialized the first year since the hosting nonprofit lost its late president Josh Welsh in December.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2025
Each of the piece’s four panels memorializes an aspect of the African American story, visually narrating the journey of Black people from Africa to enslavement to the Harlem Renaissance.
—Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Family, friends memorialize flight attendant Danasia Brown-Elder February 15, 2025 7:26 PM
Politics & Government
US border patrol confirms immigrant arrests in Durham neighborhood.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
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