ceremonial
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Hundreds of fans braved temperatures of around 40C outside T-Mobile Arena for the ceremonial event on Friday evening.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Samoan Prime Minister La'auli Leuatea Schmidt wore a Jewish prayer shawl when he was sworn in last year, entering the room to the sound of a ceremonial "shofar" horn.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The point is to notice that stuffing, stripped of its ceremonial duties, is an exceptionally forgiving way to turn bread and whatever else you have into dinner.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Trump has taken a personal interest in the project, which the White House has promoted as a long-needed addition to a building that lacks sufficient space for large official and ceremonial functions.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
We got twenty dollars from the camp athletic and morale officer to finance a ceremonial dance.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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In 1927, the year architect Lloyd Wright designed a pyramidal modern shell for the Bowl, Native Americans held intertribal ceremonials in the venue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
The ceremonials were the same, and we filed into the Council Chamber a little before four in the afternoon.
From Nature ● Dec. 18, 2018
We climbed and explored Acoma and Bandelier, Mesa Verde, went to Indian dances and ceremonials and powwows.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 28, 2016
Alas, I shan't be there to witness these ceremonials.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2011
Helene chatters about how thrilling it will be to put on our ceremonials.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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