procession
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Another band carries the flower procession, ceremonial now but no less insistent.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Following brief remarks, the funeral procession made its way through the Sabra neighborhood in southern Gaza City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Senators from both parties entered in procession behind Tim Scott, Graham's fellow South Carolina Republican, as a US Army brass quintet played "Amazing Grace" and "America the Beautiful."
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
It takes over an hour for the whole procession to pass any one spot on the mountain, and they’re all but guaranteed to watch greats such as four-time champion Tadej Pogacar in full flow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The most royal visitor we ever received was the tax collector, and he never brought a procession.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
“Soldiers marching in formation and funeral processions were picture-perfect for the technological limitations of the medium.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
After a week of mass funeral processions, rallies and mourning ceremonies in Iran, the assassinated former supreme leader has been buried.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Ashura processions are usually dramatic affairs, with chanters singing elegies or dirges dedicated to Hussein, while audience members beat their chests and engage in displays of mourning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Though it stretched for more than two centuries, it’s an era best known for Elizabeth I and Shakespeare, stiff ruffs and courtly processions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
No one really knows how the tradition got started, but different neighborhoods each had their own processions.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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