ritual
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"It's a ritual that's heavily prescribed by church regulation," Bishop Deenihan said.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
This is probably the first time the courtship ritual of Abbott's moray eels has been photographed, the NHM said.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
In this sense, ritual doesn’t exist outside medicine but is essential to humanity in medical practice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
That takes time, and the shaping of time spent mourning is one of the purposes of ritual.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Oh no,” said Moss, the words spilling out of him like a ritual.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
The festival is observed with different rituals and traditions across different parts of the country but with grand celebrations everywhere.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The film’s multigenerational story touches on the cultural inheritance passed between mothers, daughters and grandmothers — whether through old traditions or ordinary rituals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
These rituals won’t end disease or suffering, but they aren’t trivial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Most of these rituals are public and communal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The doctor diagnosed various problems, some lethal, all apparently debilitating, and left me taking various medications and endless rituals of check-ins and checkouts and tests and retests....
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
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