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cortege

[kawr-tezh, -teyzh] / kɔrˈtɛʒ, -ˈteɪʒ /
NOUN
procession
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Fans lined the streets as the funeral cortege went from the star's home in Heaton Moor in Stockport to Manchester city centre.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Hatton's funeral cortege was led by the famous Reliant van from Only Fools And Horses.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 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

On Wednesday, the cortege drove past the stadium and his childhood home before heading into Birmingham city centre, where fans wearing Ozzy and Sabbath T-shirts and scarves lined Broad Street.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

When he died in 1844, forty thousand people viewed the coffin, and the funeral cortege stretched for two miles.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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