Definition of red ribbon
: a red ribbon usually with appropriate words or markings awarded the second-place winner in a competition
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The Ag Mechanic teams did an excellent job bring home two blue ribbons and one red ribbon with their utility trailer, mineral feeder and tool table.
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With Shanghai's soaring skyscrapers including the iconic Oriental Pearl tower as a backdrop, Chinese banker Yi Lou sliced a large red ribbon to trigger the smashing of a bottle of traditional Norwegian aquavit against the 930-passenger vessel's bow.
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Later that year, Vandellas singer Martha Reeves would stand between Yoko Ono, Little Richard and Mary Wilson as the red ribbon was cut for the Rock Hall's new home in Cleveland.
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Karen Smith, a mother of five, learned about the ribbon drive through social media and decided to cut 225 red ribbons — one for each student in the sixth-grade class at Lincoln Middle School.
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Wrap this in a red ribbon and these chocolate waffles will appear before you in no time.
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Somebody had placed a funeral bouquet with red roses, red carnations and red ribbons against the base of the 30-foot memorial.
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With Robinson as its founding CEO, WHA's ultimate goal is to make the topic of women's heart health as commonplace as red ribbons and breast cancer walks.
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Zilka cut the red ribbon to open the facility, dubbed Anchor, with Cleveland Cavaliers mascot, Moondog.
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