rite
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Getting bangs was a local rite of passage; even if they flopped, I’d be setting out on the same Hero’s Journey as most of my new neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Such journeys have become a rite of passage for the millions of tourists who island-hop through Greece every summer, dreaming of beaches, parties and feta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
"They were just going over to have a bit of fun and just doing the rite of passage that every, you know, child or teenager does. So that outcome was just devastating."
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Visiting Israel has been a bipartisan rite for members of Congress for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
I told him No. But rite after school was out, he ran away to my lawyers office Mr. Rinso Turco.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
At least three individuals were rescued after suffering injuries this summer at Sunset Cliffs, leading police to ramp up enforcement as locals debate the need for safety versus the merits of youthful rites of passage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Officials said DNA samples were taken from the bodies so that families could later claim them and perform traditional funeral rites.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
It made up for missed teenage rites of passage — the senior prom, the homecoming dance, the debutante ball — by doubling down on sentimentality.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Ceremonies are taking place in Iraq on Wednesday, with the final rites and burial set for Mashhad in north-east Iran on Thursday.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
These were our rites in memory of him.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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