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“sesquicentennial” pronunciation in American English
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“sesquicentennial” in real sentences
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it would actually coincide with Nebraska's sesquicentennial,
Nebraska Public Media
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Tonight we head back to our commemorations of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War.
National Archives
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here to celebrate the sesquicentennial that is the 150th anniversary of the founding of the naval
U.S. Naval Institute
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next year we will celebrate our sesquicentennial and for that occasion instead of looking backward we
FTC
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