pomp
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Dudamel’s Disney “finale,” however momentous, lacked nearly all the trappings of pomp.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
On television, on one of the three channels then available to us, we watched the pageantry and the pomp.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
While Putin's visit is not expected to receive the same pomp as Trump's, "the Xi-Putin relationship does not require that kind of performative reassurance", said Patricia Kim from the Brookings Institution in Washington.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
US President Donald Trump descended the steps of Air Force One in Beijing on Wednesday evening, greeted with pomp and pageantry ahead of a high-stakes meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
So did his teachers at the seminary, who deemed him too playful and impatient with pomp and procedure; they delayed his ordination.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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