dignitaries

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The parade was vastly scaled back compared to previous years, with no military hardware on display for the first time in nearly two decades and only a handful of foreign dignitaries in attendance.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

During their first casual visits to Grands Prix, in the mid-2010s, executives met with Bernie Ecclestone, F1’s former longtime boss, who referred to the Apple brass as dignitaries from “a fruit company.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

About 2,000 journalists, dignitaries and other guests attended the event, rushing through rain to enter using multiple hotel entrances.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

There were diplomats, foreign dignitaries, activists, advocates, journalists, and content creators.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The Acre wasn’t part of the tour for foreign dignitaries who came to view the splendor of Lowell—the model factory city of the New World.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson