coronation
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But Burnham's swift "coronation" as Labour leader and now prime minister has raised questions on how he will achieve his aims.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
No other candidates stood in the contest to replace Starmer so Burnham’s selection amounted to a coronation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Plans to loan it to London had been considered twice before: in 1953 for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and in 1966 for the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The word being used more and more to describe the leadership contest which is now inevitable is "coronation".
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
It must have grown up silently, yet swiftly as a flag rises when you pull it up on a flagstaff, while they were all busied about the coronation.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
Also known as Cambodia's royal ballet, classical dance performances were originally mounted for court occasions such as coronations or marriages.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
His “Credo” for chorus and orchestra, which capped the program proper on Thursday, recalls both Handel’s “Zadok the Priest,” the anthem traditionally associated with British coronations, and edgy mid-20th-century European modernism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
The UK Parliament prepared a detailed briefing on the history and protocol of coronations and it's quite fascinating.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024
It was worn by senior courtiers at coronations and other major festivals.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2024
The Hall of the Embassadors occupies the whole of the Tower of Comares, and was used for coronations and royal festivals.
From With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 by Various
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