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Trump gives Putin a warm welcome From start to finish, Trump’s summit with Putin was rife with pomp and circumstance.
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
There's live music, plenty of pomp and circumstance, and yes, fashion to be seen, too.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
None of this will happen until the pomp and circumstance of Inauguration Day ceremonies has come to an end, however.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, IndyStar, 20 Jan. 2025
CeeDee Lamb took it a step further with a tweet deriding the pomp and circumstance surrounding the negotiations and imploring the Cowboys to sign Parsons.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2025
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
There's live music, plenty of pomp and circumstance, and yes, fashion to be seen, too.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
None of this will happen until the pomp and circumstance of Inauguration Day ceremonies has come to an end, however.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, IndyStar, 20 Jan. 2025
CeeDee Lamb took it a step further with a tweet deriding the pomp and circumstance surrounding the negotiations and imploring the Cowboys to sign Parsons.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pomp and circumstance
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“Pomp and circumstance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pomp%20and%20circumstance. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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