ritual
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Maybe it’s simply the annual ritual of wrestling your air conditioner out of storage.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
The now-nightly ritual died down an inning after it started.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
It’s turned into an all too familiar ritual: college sports dancing around an eventuality, instead of proactively tackling the hardest parts head-on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Of the spinning ritual, which was popular among Milanese in the 19th Century, Galli told AFP news agency: "It's probably a charming gesture, but also quite damaging for a work of art."
From BBC • May 29, 2026
“You can do this,” he said, just louder than a whisper, and he ran through the ritual that his therapist had taught him.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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