ribbons

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The mural ceremony was held April 24 immediately after the school’s 50th annual district track meet, where Brown interacted with the participants and handed out ribbons.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Creamy, slightly tangy, with ribbons of sweetness running through it.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

“Henry Ford Hospital” from 1932 offers an unsparing look at the artist following a miscarriage, in which blood vessels fan out like ribbons and objects like snails hint at the slowness of her recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Yellow ribbons are tied around mailboxes and roadside library posts.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

“Perhaps I am not in the proper mood to believe it,” Isobel says, loosening the knots and putting the ribbons aside, letting them cascade over the arm of the chair.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern