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cortege

[kawr-tezh, -teyzh] / kɔrˈtɛʒ, -ˈteɪʒ /
NOUN
procession
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A service will then be held in St Mary's Church in Swansea city centre on Monday, for family and invited guests, before the cortege makes its way to her birthplace of Skewen, Neath Port Talbot.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Hundreds of mourners followed the cortege from Ms Doherty's parents' home to Holy Family chapel in Ballymagroarty.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

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

Not respecting a cortege, especially those involving a horses, is also a safety issue, it added.

From BBC Oct. 27, 2025

The small cortege walked on foot, slowly, all the way to the cemetery, between two rows of soldiers who had cordoned off the streets.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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