ceremony

Some commentaries noted it was less about substance than ceremony and symbolism, but what did it commemorate or symbolize?

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

Xi may arrive at his welcome ceremony on the White House South Lawn on Thursday morning with some gifts of his own for the U.S. president.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

However, Matthew is busy trying, and failing, to write a speech for a ceremony honoring his idolized late father, Big Mac.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Xi is expected to be greeted personally by Trump at Andrews Air Force Base on Wednesday, followed by a White House welcoming ceremony on Thursday featuring a military flyover and nearly 500 military personnel.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Most people wander on land between the time they die and the kugadzira ceremony, when their family welcomes them home,” the fisherman explained.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Created by an act of Congress and named in honor of President John F. Kennedy, the center’s white-marbled building has hosted plays, concerts, and award ceremonies since 1971.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Woods, 50, also held a clinic where he was asked by the master of ceremonies about his game and replied: "I can hit pretty much anything."

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Earlier this month, a pair of ceremonies, formerly called the Creative Arts Emmys, honored artistic and technical achievements as well as some performance categories.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Anthropologists have documented the Gogodala people of western Papua New Guinea singing Hebrew songs and hoisting the flag of Israel at tribal ceremonies.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Farmer had picked two best men for the ceremonies, and Jim Kim was one of them.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French