march-past

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Some 10,000 armed forces veterans will take part in the Royal British Legion's march-past through Whitehall, alongside around 20 World War Two veterans.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

He invited Donald Trump for the 2017 celebrations, and the then U.S. president was so impressed by the French march-past that he asked Pentagon officials to explore a similar parade in celebration of American troops.

From Reuters • Jul. 14, 2023

First comes the plot: no longer some local difficulty but a ramshackle tale involving the putative murder of Kate Moss—little more than an excuse, it turns out, for a march-past of middle-ranking celebrities.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 15, 2016

In Glasgow, the prime minister and the Prince of Wales will attend a Commonwealth service, followed by a procession and march-past.

From The Guardian • Aug. 3, 2014

A crowd like that is found only in pictures which the camera has secured direct, on a public holiday, at a march-past of troops or a royal procession.

From The Three Eyes by Leblanc, Maurice