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The first international game of the National Football League season, a Friday-night tilt between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers in São Paulo, is celebrated on the ground by the usual pomp and circumstance.
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John Semley, Wired News, 21 Sep. 2025
Wednesday’s events were big on pomp and circumstance as Trump met for the first time with King Charles III since the king’s coronation.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
Pomp and circumstance at Windsor Castle The visit will have much of the same pomp and circumstance as Trump's first state visit to the U.K., but there will be some notable differences.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
Malcolm McKeon, a longtime designer most famous for his simple-but-elegant sailing superyachts, jettisoned the pomp and circumstance seen on many motoryacht profiles for pure architectural lines.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
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John Semley, Wired News, 21 Sep. 2025
Wednesday’s events were big on pomp and circumstance as Trump met for the first time with King Charles III since the king’s coronation.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
Pomp and circumstance at Windsor Castle The visit will have much of the same pomp and circumstance as Trump's first state visit to the U.K., but there will be some notable differences.
—Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
Malcolm McKeon, a longtime designer most famous for his simple-but-elegant sailing superyachts, jettisoned the pomp and circumstance seen on many motoryacht profiles for pure architectural lines.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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