cortege
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Stopping for a cortege is a "tradition" amongst road users, it said, a "moment of dignity and respect for the deceased and their family".
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
He told the BBC a cortege should be treated like a train on the road and pleaded with drivers to be patient.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
"It's happening weekly... someone will cut up a hearse or not let us out at a junction cutting in between the cortege and separating families," Mr Griffiths said.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
There will then be a private removal on Saturday morning, with the funeral cortege arriving at the chapel for a funeral Mass beginning at 12:00.
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025
The small cortege walked on foot, slowly, all the way to the cemetery, between two rows of soldiers who had cordoned off the streets.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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