Remembrance Sunday
noun
: a Sunday that is usually closest to November 11 and that in Great Britain is set aside in commemoration of the end of hostilities in 1918 and 1945
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The 77-year-old has had to cancel a high-profile remembrance event on Thursday, but hopes to be well enough to attend Britain's main Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London this weekend.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Pirbright weeks after Queen Elizabeth’s death and King Charles closing his eyes last Remembrance Sunday.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Pirbright weeks after Queen Elizabeth’s death and King Charles closing his eyes last Remembrance Sunday.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
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“Remembrance Sunday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Remembrance%20Sunday. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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