ceremonial
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The opera begins with three ceremonial chords in the orchestra that signal a brief, sober introduction quickly undercut by an exhilarating fast-forwarding overture.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
League commissioner Adam Silver doesn’t sleep in a van outside your house and ring the doorbell at 5 a.m. with an oversized, ceremonial check.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Mayor Muriel Bowser faced visible student pushback during her remarks, underscoring how even ceremonial addresses can become sites of political expression and disagreement.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
The state opening will begin at 09:30 when the royal bodyguards, known as the Yeoman of the Guard, conduct a ceremonial search of the cellars of the Palace of Westminster for explosives.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The rocket began, like the gunpowder that first powered it, in China where it was used for ceremonial and aesthetic purposes.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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