ritual
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Inside, neatly made-up rooms for visiting priests line warmly lit halls that lead to a chapel where the 400-year-old ritual takes place.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Resting on the mummy's abdomen was a papyrus that had been deliberately placed there as part of the embalming ritual.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
It is a tiring yet necessary ritual for both players and press, considering the scarcity of these matches.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Zegna’s new fragrance line, Memorie, is shaped by place, ritual and intention.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
He felt glum; his offering, possessing the quality of an authentic old pre-war ritual, had not been accepted.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Unlike deaths with associated rituals, road maps, and standards, those that are disenfranchised are complex, underacknowledged, and often isolating.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
Anyone who has watched the tennis legend Rafael Nadal on the court is familiar with his rituals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Someone creates the rituals that make an ordinary room feel safe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Its significance is reflected at monuments and in rituals around the world.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
But I know that I have always felt great distance from the grieving rituals of my people, and I must have felt it powerfully then.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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