procession

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"I'm doing this to pray for the healing of my seven-month-old baby, who is suffering from pneumonia," John David, clutching a whip in one hand, told AFP at the beginning of the procession.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

As the funeral procession approached the churchyard, a group of women tossed rose petals and rice.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

The duo donned matching leather jackets as they stood side-by-side to watch over a vast military procession.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

A recent procession of leaders visiting Beijing—Britain’s Keir Starmer, Canada’s Mark Carney, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Spain’s Pedro Sanchez—has fed talks of a reset between these countries and China to balance an increasingly hostile U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Crowds overwhelmed the streetcars on the morning of the suffrage procession, March 3, 1913.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling