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The film stars Samara Weaving as Grace, who finds herself, and her estranged sister, played by Kathryn Newton, the target of another murder spree after surviving a brutal, ritualistic near-death experience from the first film.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 Mar. 2026
Its theme — that the rich are different, and in not-good ways — meant she’d be forced into a ritualistic game of hide-and-seek, running for her life from her devil-worshipping, masters-of-the-world in-laws.
—Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
And, of course, Nora’s career of starring in weepies ties into the mother’s ritualistic crying at the opera, among other occasions.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Among the Wodaabe people of the African Sahel region, men are known to wear kohl and other cosmetics to accentuate their looks, particularly during customs such as ritualistic dances, to make an impression on women.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 Mar. 2026
Its theme — that the rich are different, and in not-good ways — meant she’d be forced into a ritualistic game of hide-and-seek, running for her life from her devil-worshipping, masters-of-the-world in-laws.
—Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
And, of course, Nora’s career of starring in weepies ties into the mother’s ritualistic crying at the opera, among other occasions.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Among the Wodaabe people of the African Sahel region, men are known to wear kohl and other cosmetics to accentuate their looks, particularly during customs such as ritualistic dances, to make an impression on women.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
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ritual
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Not to be missed are the ritual baths, a 30- to 60-minute water circuit with an aroma bath, Swiss shower, plunge pool, and Jacuzzi that preps the mind and body for ultimate relaxation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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As the Windsors mark 100 years since Elizabeth’s birth on April 21, 1926, the woman who defined modern monarchy remains everywhere — in memory, in ritual, in the enduring symbols of the crown.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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