ceremonies

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“I have presided over 28 commencements as a president and dean, and those ceremonies are about celebrating the graduates and their supporters,” Schapiro wrote in a letter declining the speech.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

I was 10 years old at the 1984 Olympics and got to go to gymnastics, swimming and closing ceremonies, and my nephew will be 10 in 2028.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The Red Square parade may have been scaled back, but there are ceremonies across Russia in memory of the 27 million Soviet citizens killed in the war.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The festival culminates in two days of ceremonies as Koovagam briefly becomes a rare space of acceptance.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Our master of ceremonies, Kwame, is pacing back and forth in his tuxedo, flipping through his joke notebook.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein