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But the more important walk was yet to come, one done alone and without any pomp or circumstance to the Orangeburg Massacre memorial.—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 23 May 2025 President Trump on Friday concluded a three-nation Middle East tour marked by pomp, opulent receptions and announcements of business deals with wealthy Persian Gulf states.—Qasim Nauman, New York Times, 16 May 2025 More: Fighter jets, chandeliers, a Cybertruck: See the pomp of Trump's Middle East visit
Trump's idea is for the Qatari plane to serve as the temporary Air Force One until Boeing finishes building the new versions.—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 15 May 2025 But Kardashian’s penchant for pomp didn’t stop at the trial—the rest of her fashion on this Paris trip has been nothing short of over-the-top.—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pomp
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Middle English, from Anglo-French pompe, from Latin pompa procession, pomp, from Greek pompē act of sending, escort, procession, pomp, from pempein to send
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