procession
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Another band carries the flower procession, ceremonial now but no less insistent.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Nearby, Maria E. Morales — who led the procession from Resurrection’s steps to the multipurpose room — passed out fliers and talked to fellow parishioners who wanted to get more involved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
On seeing the procession, she added: "I am so glad I came. It was absolutely amazing."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Senators from both parties entered in procession behind Tim Scott, Graham's fellow South Carolina Republican, as a US Army brass quintet played "Amazing Grace" and "America the Beautiful."
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Some folks tagged along at a distance and followed the procession into the heart of town.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
“Soldiers marching in formation and funeral processions were picture-perfect for the technological limitations of the medium.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“You’d have tens of thousands of people and sheikhs in the streets, all roads closed to cars, processions all over the city, food being served. That’s why they called it ‘The City of Hussein.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Based on an island tradition, last celebrated in 1914, it marked the first full moon of February with light, art and torchlit processions.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
Instead he took to wearing colorful robes while making grand processions to Friday prayers and giving interviews to the foreign press.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
The nuns loved her too, always choosing Lina to read the lesson during silent dinners or to carry the Virgencita in the Sodality of Mary processions.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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