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procession

[pruh-sesh-uhn] / prəˈsɛʃ ən /


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All roads into Edenbridge will close at 18:00 GMT on Saturday in preparation for the event, which starts at 18:30 with a torch lit procession.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Daytime events, including entertainment, face painting and altars begin at 11 a.m., with a colorful novenario procession at 7 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

"But it seemed to me that the real threat was, precisely as the chief constable had outlined, I couldn't see how the procession could take place."

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Thousands blocked the procession on September 27, halting the first parade which had been allowed along the route in almost three decades.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

After a moment he wiggles his fingers, signaling the start of Lucinda’s procession.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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

They often hold public processions and are widely seen receiving alms of goodwill from ordinary Thais.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

Iran has begun several days of public mourning and funeral processions for its former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four months after he was killed in strikes launched by the US and Israel.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

“You’d have tens of thousands of people and sheikhs in the streets, all roads closed to cars, processions all over the city, food being served. That’s why they called it ‘The City of Hussein.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

There were more songs, more speeches, more processions.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell


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