procession
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Thousands of people flocked onto the streets of Mumbles to watch the procession transporting her coffin back to her home, an AFP reporter saw.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
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
On seeing the procession, she added: "I am so glad I came. It was absolutely amazing."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
You can imagine that twenty rats and two mice traveling in procession would cause some comment, and we did not want that.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
“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
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
Based on an island tradition, last celebrated in 1914, it marked the first full moon of February with light, art and torchlit processions.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
Instead he took to wearing colorful robes while making grand processions to Friday prayers and giving interviews to the foreign press.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
“A great host? I should love to see them. I always enjoy processions and that sort of thing.”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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