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rite

[rahyt] / raɪt /


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"I'm conscious that emerging disabled artists are locked out of that rite of passage," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

College student Zara Hawkins, 17, agrees attending feels like a rite of passage for teenagers in the UK, and she is "really excited" for her first time at Leeds Festival.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Such journeys have become a rite of passage for the millions of tourists who island-hop through Greece every summer, dreaming of beaches, parties and feta.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The funeral was marked by the ritual sacrifice of two horses as part of the marapu rite, which most inhabitants of Sumba still follow, whether Christian or Muslim.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Almost four decades later, Juan Manuel Peralta underwent a similar rite of passage out of Mexico.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Last rites hadn’t even been performed on the plummeting Red Sox in the playoffs when a six-state civic emergency commenced over the local NFL concern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Gormlie said swimming and diving are local rites of passage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

After days of searching shelters and mortuaries, relatives of some of the missing lost hope and began conducting last rites.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Funeral rites involving contact with the deceased have played a major role in the spread of Ebola during previous outbreaks, making safe burials a key way of limiting further spread of the disease.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

“You have rites of passage,” she blurted out.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan


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