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coronation

[kawr-uh-ney-shuhn, kor-] / ˌkɔr əˈneɪ ʃən, ˌkɒr- /
NOUN
accession
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The brothers aren’t known to have spoken in years, and haven’t been photographed together since King Charles’s coronation in 2023, when Harry sat several rows behind his older brother at Westminster Abbey.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

‘Prawned cocktail, coronation chicken, Black Forest gateau, onion soup. Done properly, they’re all delicious. Where’s all that kind of food gone?’

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

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

Some scholars have suggested that though their faces do not look upward, they are bearing witness to Mary’s coronation and thus engaging with colonial religious views.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

He stumbles through a quick version of the coronation as the hill goes silent.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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

“We don’t do coronations in America,” she has said often in South Carolina.

From Seattle Times Feb. 21, 2024

Everything was there,—battles, coronations, counsels, conspiracies, amours, speeches, characterization, and sentiments.

From Tragedy by Ashley H. Thorndike




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