pageantry

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From the minute King Charles and Queen Camilla stepped onto the White House South Lawn, US networks dumped their standard diet of political warfare and breaking news for something rare: pure pageantry.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The cheers were muted as the State of the Union pageantry kicked off.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

What makes the upcoming pageantry and platitudes remarkable is the country’s mood.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

Such state visits are about projecting soft power and building relationships, and the three-day visit will see a mix of pageantry, politics and culture.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

It is strange and perhaps fortunate that when one’s time grows nearer one’s interest in it flags as death becomes a fact rather than a pageantry.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck