cortege
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Fans lined the streets as the funeral cortege went from the star's home in Heaton Moor in Stockport to Manchester city centre.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
It led a cortege of numerous other lorries, as people lined the streets to pay their respects.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
Not respecting a cortege, especially those involving a horses, is also a safety issue, it added.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
"It's just wrong not stopping and letting the whole cortege go so all the family can stay together as a mark of respect," he said.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
When he died in 1844, forty thousand people viewed the coffin, and the funeral cortege stretched for two miles.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing cortege
"The Iliad" by Homer, Book 1
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