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procession

[pruh-sesh-uhn] / prəˈsɛʃ ən /


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A veteran of 25 missions from 1992 to 2011, Endeavour arrived in L.A. in 2012 during a widely watched journey atop a modified Boeing 747, followed by a slow procession through city streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The show unfolded as a procession of legging-like trousers cut close to the body, high-gloss leather and crystal-embellished dresses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

They administered the Eucharist instead to the members of the procession and to police officers who were nearby.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Pope Leo XIV led a torch-lit procession at the Colosseum in Rome on Friday as he prepares for his first Easter as pontiff in the shadow of war in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He watched the procession move off, Iphigenia leading with the image, Orestes and Pylades following, and attendants carrying vessels for the purifying rite.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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