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coronation

[kawr-uh-ney-shuhn, kor-] / ˌkɔr əˈneɪ ʃən, ˌkɒr- /
NOUN
accession
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See the dress the 27-year-old Elizabeth wore at her coronation in 1953.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Logic dictates that England's role on Saturday will be to simply bear witness to France's title-winning coronation.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

In a widely anticipated outcome that felt like a long-overdue coronation, Paul Thomas Anderson won the top honor at Saturday’s Directors Guild of America Awards for his Thomas Pynchon-inspired political thriller “One Battle After Another.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

His Roland Garros coronation in 2024 ensured he was the youngest to win Grand Slam titles on clay, grass and hard courts.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

“Or will it be to Rome for your coronation as the next Pope Pius?”

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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