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tradition

[truh-dish-uhn] / trəˈdɪʃ ən /


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It is tradition that the UN's top job should rotate between different regions.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

But it was actually the opposite: the age-old tradition called convocation that officially welcomes new students to the university.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

He later declined to seek a third presidential term, establishing the two-term tradition eventually written into the Constitution.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Barcelona’s most celebrated landmark, drawing about five million annual visitors, evokes the Gothic tradition in which it is rooted.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

It was a tradition people had on the island, to bring cooked food to people who had lost a family member as a way to ease their burden during a difficult time.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

Taken together, these patterns suggest that the increasingly crowded tomb was not simply becoming disorganized and that its cultural traditions had not disappeared.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

Kim recently reaffirmed Pyongyang’s growing relationship with Moscow, saying together they “carried forward the history of common struggle for justice and precious traditions of friendship.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

While Poland remains an overwhelmingly Catholic country, many younger Poles in urban areas have increasingly turned away from the church and its traditions.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

“All of the traditions, including European, we involve in the blending of formulas,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Sharps and flats used to notate music in these traditions should not be assumed to mean a change in pitch equal to an equal-temperament half-step.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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