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procession

[pruh-sesh-uhn] / prəˈsɛʃ ən /


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That parade did not happen and, after a series of legal challenges and talks between residents and Orangemen, the secretary of state banned the procession on Friday.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

That’s likely because Asco’s early performances, as the art historian and curator C. Ondine Chavoya points out in the film, emphasized procession, mobility, mobilization and occupation, marking sites of political violence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Later on Sunday the Pope will meet staff and residents at the health facility at Lourdes, before taking part in a torchlight procession in the evening.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Spencer said that during a separate call he implored Charles not to force William and Harry to walk behind their mother’s coffin during a public funeral procession.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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

Sunday was declared a public holiday across Iran, and later in the day Khamenei's body will be moved out of the Grand Mosalla ahead of a processions through the capital on Monday.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 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

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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