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parade

[puh-rayd] / pəˈreɪd /




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In Antigua and Barbuda, a state named after its two main tropical islands, the royals will attend a parade to mark 45 years of independence.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Drumcree parade dispute began in the mid-1990s and almost derailed the peace process at the time.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

That is especially true in the playoffs, where starting pitchers have generally been little more than the prologue to a whole parade of relievers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

That title lifted the postseason burden off Kershaw, and I wondered whether Skubal might feel the same way if he leads these Dodgers to a parade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Cat, Chicken, and Harriet stayed in their spots on the curb as the rest of the parade streamed by.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

Haass chaired all-party talks in Northern Ireland in 2013 aimed at resolving contentious issues, including parades.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The exemption is designed to apply to cars used primarily in shows, parades, charitable functions and historical exhibitions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Alicante has music for lunch, music for dancing, music for parades.

From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026

They are the people supporting Disneyland’s parades, shows and character operations, including some who perform as iconic characters such as Mickey Mouse, Snow White and Cinderella.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

In fact, my father had described Harlem with pride, and showed us pictures of the huge parades by the Hariem followers of Marcus Garvey.

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

Minutes earlier, the players paraded around Azteca Stadium — traditionally an impenetrable fortress — to applaud El Tri fans with tears in their eyes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

When the U.S. flag was paraded onto the pitch during the World Cup opening ceremony in Mexico City last week, jeers rained down from the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

On the balcony of his house in Indonesia, Muhammad Yusuf swayed to blaring music and waved a replica of the World Cup trophy as hundreds paraded past, many decked out in Argentina's colours.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

One of the largest cheers came when Odegaard, the first Arsenal captain to lead the club to Premier League glory since Patrick Vieira in 2004, paraded the trophy at the front of the bus.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

We children were forbidden to wander this coal shed area ever since the time Mundín and I had set off a firecracker just as the miniature general paraded by with his nursemaids.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

But that’s a lot of big ifs stuffed into a trenchcoat, parading around social media as an inevitability.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

Then, for the first time in Commonwealth Games history, the athletes took centre stage by parading into the arena before the ceremony fully got under way.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

It must have made an impression on a teenage boy parading and drilling in a uniform on the outskirts of West Point.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

She didn't wait for the other girls to introduce themselves before parading about the room as if she was ensuring she'd picked the best bed.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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