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cortege

[kawr-tezh, -tayzh] / kɔrˈtɛʒ, -ˈteɪʒ /
NOUN
procession
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A service will then be held in St Mary's Church in Swansea city centre on Monday, for family and invited guests, before the cortege makes its way to her birthplace of Skewen, Neath Port Talbot.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

As the cortege entered the church, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau was sung and the first hymn was Cwm Rhondda.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026

Hundreds of fans gathered outside the cathedral and applauded as the cortege arrived, preceded by a guard of scooter riders as The Stone Roses track I Wanna Be Adored played on speakers.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025

It led a cortege of numerous other lorries, as people lined the streets to pay their respects.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025

Blessedly, their platters of food appeared, borne by a cortege of waiters, directed by the busybody maître d'.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez


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