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Inaugural committees, which are appointed by presidents-elect, plan and fund most of the pomp and circumstance that traditionally surrounds the transition of power from one administration to the next.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
There’s pomp and circumstance every weekend in college football.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Trump is known to revel in pomp and circumstance.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
In 2003, when National Adoption Day was first celebrated here, adoptions in Broward County were rare, with little emphasis on pomp and circumstance, let alone finding kids new homes.
—John B. Bowman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
There’s pomp and circumstance every weekend in college football.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Trump is known to revel in pomp and circumstance.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
In 2003, when National Adoption Day was first celebrated here, adoptions in Broward County were rare, with little emphasis on pomp and circumstance, let alone finding kids new homes.
—John B. Bowman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Pomp and circumstance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pomp%20and%20circumstance. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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