ceremonial
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President Isaac Herzog, who holds a mostly ceremonial role, called Levine in hospital on Saturday, saying the attack was "outrageous and shocking" and weighed on his conscience.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
And in the Central Valley, he waved the ceremonial green flag at a stock car race at the Madera Speedway, where he was named grand marshal of the annual Harvest Classic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
A few years ago, an experimental McDonald’s drive-thru system became convinced that two customers needed an almost ceremonial quantity of chicken McNuggets.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
It remains an important setting for major ceremonial events, including the public viewing of the late Queen's coffin in 2022 and the Kirking of the Scottish Parliament, while also hosting Sunday services.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
As the Villac Uma took a tumi, a ceremonial knife, from his pouch, I noticed that the sacrifice of a llama was different without an audience to impress.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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The huge hole in the record of L.A.’s musical storytelling is because so many old tunes were sung in the streets, at home, at ceremonials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2021
The ceremonials were the same, and we filed into the Council Chamber a little before four in the afternoon.
From Nature ● Dec. 18, 2018
We climbed and explored Acoma and Bandelier, Mesa Verde, went to Indian dances and ceremonials and powwows.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 28, 2016
The pattern of storms and ceremonials, of private emotion and public ritual, was established at the outset.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2010
She salutes Grandfather, slender and shining in her ceremonials, her black cloak fluttering lightly.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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