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Recent Examples of motorcadesLindsey Graham always had a deep appreciation for earpieces, motorcades, and heavily secured environments.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
28 July 2026 Tianzhu was one of the most visible sporting venues in China, sitting just off an airport route heavily traveled by motorcades carrying the country’s top leaders.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
14 July 2026 Eventually, one by one, the distinguished company slipped back into waiting motorcades.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
7 July 2026 No road closures are scheduled, but high traffic volume, motorcades, special vehicles and thousands of pedestrians milling about downtown will be just as prohibitive.—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
15 June 2026 Officials say travelers should plan ahead, remain flexible and anticipate occasional disruptions, including possible motorcades for VIP guests.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
15 June 2026 Hassan has one of the continent’s longest motorcades.—Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026 Advertisement The hierarchy of the event was also hard to miss, with homeless people reportedly evicted from the road leading to the venue and VIP motorcades shutting down the city with little regard for its residents.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026 The corps accompanied motorcades and served as messengers.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
24 Nov. 2025
Other years devolved into long single-file processions where the handful of surviving cars simply tried to avoid becoming the next caution.
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Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2026
To show evil forces and spirits that their god would confront them, devotees carried him around the city in processions that resembled those seen throughout Kyoto today.