ceremony
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As a result, teams from seven countries - including Ukraine - boycotted Friday's opening ceremony in Verona.
From BBC
Is it presumptuous to say that an actor has an Oscar in the bag two weeks before the ceremony?
From Los Angeles Times
Josh Groban and the Los Angeles Master Chorale will also perform at the ceremony, though their role has not yet been disclosed.
From Los Angeles Times
It conveys: “I’m important, you’re not so I don’t have to bother,” or “We’re so friendly, I don’t have to worry, we don’t stand on ceremony,” she said.
The teachers know who got each award and who finished the year with the best GPA, but they won’t publish exam grades and final averages on the student portal until after today’s ceremony.
From Literature
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