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Annual school photographs are a rite of passage but, with technology now able to remove watermarks from preview images in seconds, some parents are bypassing the payment process altogether.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Jess Douek, a singer who has chronic pain, has won funding to create Bristol's first fully-accessible grassroots music venue so emerging disabled artists aren't "locked out of that rite of passage".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Experiencing Jane Austen’s most famous work — whether on the page or on the screen — is a cultural rite of passage for many young women.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Now, fans fear that he will join the list of young flamethrowers who will go through the Tommy John rite of passage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

After you pass your last rite of passage tonight, you'll become a Son of the Six, a warrior, and a man.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Last rites hadn’t even been performed on the plummeting Red Sox in the playoffs when a six-state civic emergency commenced over the local NFL concern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

In Hindu tradition, when a body cannot be recovered, a symbolic effigy is made from sacred "kusha" grass to represent the dead, allowing relatives to perform last rites.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Gormlie said swimming and diving are local rites of passage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Officials said DNA samples were taken from the bodies so that families could later claim them and perform traditional funeral rites.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Standing on Mount Arafat had concluded the essential rites of being a pilgrim to Mecca.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey