ritual

Historically this is a hazardous ritual, unfair to the developing athlete, who’s better served being ignored.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

What she adds is the role of ritual.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

But there is an equally plausible danger: the ritual may simply rehearse the behaviour it is supposed to replace.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

But know only that in its opening minutes we learn that we have been swindled and are now part of a ritual of sorts to summon said alien.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Colonel Meecham appreciated the eminence of ritual in relationship to the morale of troops in peace and war.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

People crave islands of stability, including by keeping their beauty rituals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

I’m no expert, but I don’t think their mating rituals involve using the New York Times to plead their case or, when that doesn’t work, threatening to move en masse to Tennessee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

There are rituals of professionalism whose disappearance I will survive.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

"It's getting ahead of the game," says Cami Sophia, 24, who has shared her new rituals on TikTok.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

“These rituals are empty,” Hizdahr declared, “just the sort of thing we must sweep aside. Meereen has been steeped in these foolish old traditions for too long.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin