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parade

[puh-reyd] / pəˈreɪd /




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Now, a parade of mining companies hoping to ride the boom are trying to grab attention by wrapping themselves in red, white and blue.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The last time Caldentey, 30, was spotted in an Arsenal shirt was in May, standing on an open-top bus as part of the men's and women's victory parade around north London.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

The parade was canceled, and authorities said they were searching for one or more suspects.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

And like that would be a fitting precursor for another championship parade.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

When Jordie, Pouncey, and I spread lard across the Fourth of July parade route, we were just trying to wipe out the marching band.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

“We’re not asking for the moon,” said Courtney Griffith, a 28-year-old who performs at Disney parades and shows, including “Fantasmic!”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

While many communities decided to light their bonfires on Saturday, some will light theirs on Sunday - on the eve of the parades.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence should be more than fireworks, parades and patriotic songs.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

In Poultney, Bhakta has become known for hosting barbecues and driving his vintage cars in Fourth of July parades while pushing an ambitious plan for redevelopment that never panned out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The men fell out for the parades early each Sunday afternoon and groped their way into ranks of twelve outside the barracks.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Dozens of people also paraded through the village on "salengs" -- scooters with sidecars used locally to transport coconuts -- brandishing placards featuring images of healthy, smiling livers.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Mallard ducks and Canada geese have long made the reflecting pool home and paraded their young’uns through it in the spring and summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

“I don’t want to be paraded around and be a sideshow,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

He was paraded through Heathrow Airport with his wrists in shackles, and escorted onto a plane by two FBI agents.

From Slate Apr. 19, 2026

It was as if rainbows had come to earth, draped themselves on these folk, and paraded along the road.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

The dancers, costumed in their Saturday evening black-and-white vintage best, added to the parading splendor.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

Carmichael said he never claimed the gold was his and argued that the government "parading around gold bars is a flaw".

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Viral videos of Knicks fans parading in front of Madison Square Garden started trending during each playoff game.

From MarketWatch May 26, 2026

Won’t it be teeth-grindingly annoying, at best, if more people start parading their green virtues?

From Slate May 15, 2026

At home in Roxbury, they would see me parading with Sophia, dressed in my wild zoot suits.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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