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Hundreds of Vatican flags have been ordered to festoon homes in Zana for his visit.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

“It affects us all,” said Hussein, 22, who lives and works near Sparkhill, a largely Muslim neighborhood in Birmingham, where Palestinian flags flutter above shops and festoon a nearby park.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Here, millions of butterflies festoon the trees in shuddering layers so thick it’s impossible to see the foliage beneath.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2022

On Sado Island itself, where banners and posters celebrating the World Heritage nomination festoon warehouses and shop windows, residents say any debate about Korean laborers is beside the point.

From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2022

Flags festoon the theater’s heights, the red-and-gold pennant of Gens Taia snapping in the wind beside the black, diamond-emblazoned standard of Blackcliff.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed announced cuts to the decorative lighting that usually festoons government buildings, for both Independence Day on March 26 and Eid.

From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026

Then, Olafsson blazed into the sequence that climaxes with the celebratory festoons of the 30th and final variation, the Quodlibet, which joyously weaves together strains of melody.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

In the Quartieri Spagnoli, throughout Naples' historic centre, up to Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Fuorigrotta and beyond, the streets are decked with blue and white festoons.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2023

AA memorabilia festoons the largest meeting room in Wilson House, a hotel built in the mid-1800s.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 11, 2020

It was made of granite for strength and massiveness, but like so many other things in Iofur’s palace, it was decorated with overelaborate swags and festoons of gilt that looked like tinsel on a mountainside.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

There’s a bakery/coffee shop, a lobby bar and restaurant, a poolside scene festooned with greenery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Smith makes treats like Skittles, gummy bears and pasta festooned with marigold petals, narrating each step in a baby-soft voice while wearing dreamy fits.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

“I said we deserve the right to look at other options,” Preciado recalled from his office, which was festooned with awards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

A block later I hobbled past the Justice Department, its facade festooned with a giant banner of Trump’s face.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

Tassels of toilet paper festooned every bar, and some thirty wads of toilet paper had been stuck to the walls with toothpaste.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Those included festooning the mansion with flags from the University of Houston, rival of Rice University, where Youngkin played basketball.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2022

Here it is 2021, and NBC Universal’s plan for survival in the streaming age now relies on Peacock, one of the new services festooning your TV app screen like medals on a dictator’s uniform.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2021

In two caves, researchers previously documented tens of thousands of bat bones festooning the floors and walls.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 31, 2017

“The Wake of the Whale” is just as complex as it shows a hurtling railway engine with a decaying cetacean straddling its top and ragged garlands of greenery festooning its cow-catcher.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2016

There were actual balloon arches and twisted garlands of pastel crepe paper festooning the walls.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer