pomp
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Almost all the talk about Rory McIlroy in the build-up to this year's Masters related to the pomp.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
He loved military pomp and ceremony and viewed himself as a brilliant strategist, despite a total lack of expertise or experience.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
He liked a bit of pomp and pizzazz as president.
From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026
A black, polished sliding door delivers you into a reception room whose pomp is disciplined by marble piers, dark patinated-bronze framing panels, and—most memorably—walls sheathed in gold mosaic and red marble.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
What occurs under the public gaze with so much pomp and ceremony is often the conclusion, or mere ratification, of what has taken place over weeks or months within the walls of such houses.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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