tradition
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A Groatie Buckie is a small, pale pink and white shell found on beaches across Orkney, which in local tradition brings good luck and fortune to the keeper.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Rooted in a Ghanaian funerary tradition, they have been exhibited as contemporary art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
I personally think it’s a green flag that he isn’t willing to change a long-standing tradition for someone he met so recently.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
He then secured a position at Canterbury, where he honed his skills at cutting stone and came to appreciate the grand tradition of which he was now a part.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
There was a tradition among the ancients that things were very cheap in Hell.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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"My traditions are Haitian and Caribbean. The images, the repetitions and the rhythms are the living word, they are my own," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
"There's something special about college football - the pageantry, the traditions, the fandom. It's dynamic - there's a lot of energy and passion. It truly is an experience."
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
"These arrangements work when we engage as true partners that respect each other's traditions and sovereignty," Carney told the small room of financial powerbrokers, hours after President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on Canada.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Cricket, long regarded as the game of the English upper classes, is experiencing a revival north of the border—without some of its famously snooty traditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
This includes older blended traditions such as rumba and samba, newer but well-established blended genres such as reggae and Afrobeat, and groups with unique experimental sounds borrowing from more than one tradition.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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