pageant
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Trainers clad in ornate uniforms and traditional white fur headgear led golden-bedecked stallions round a stage arena at an annual horse beauty pageant in the ultra-closed Central Asian state of Turkmenistan.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
But this year, as Ukraine conducts a relentless campaign of drone strikes against targets deep inside Russia, the usual May 9 military pageant will look very different.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
The “Nasty” video’s feminist empowerment pageant makes it stand out, as it begins with Jackson and Abdul squeezing past a crowd of catcallers to enter a movie theater.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
Unfolding under the theatrical auspices of Imeldific, “Here Lies Love” retells the history of the Marcos years as a musical pageant.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Our great event for counterfeit Easter Sunday was a pageant, organized by Father and whoever else could drum up the enthusiasm.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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