ribbons

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The mural ceremony was held April 24 immediately after the school’s 50th annual district track meet, where Brown interacted with the participants and handed out ribbons.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

They should streak the salad lightly, creating ribbons of deeper gold without disappearing entirely.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Yellow ribbons are tied around mailboxes and roadside library posts.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Yellow ribbons festooned some nearby trees, and an offering of flowers, many fresh from the stream of new visitors, was heaped near Guthrie’s mailbox.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Finally, while they watched, the judge with the marking pen wrote on one of the blue ribbons and attached it to the worm box.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry