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They began with him slowly walking down the red-carpeted aisle as his followers pinned ten-, twenty-, fifty-, and sometimes hundred-dollar bills onto his robe.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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A couple of hundred people find seats in the red-carpeted sanctuary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
All things reconsidered: NPR's Michele Norris tells her family's complete story David Montgomery 2010
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The Taj maintains its grandeur even sealed behind a police cordon: a bored patrolman whistles his way along the covered arcade, while the red-carpeted steps are slowly swept.
Bombs, slums, and brightly-coloured balloons « Squares of Wheat 2009
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As the service was coming to a close in Westminster Abbey, and Kate and William were coming down that long red-carpeted aisle, it hit me.
Claudia Ricci: Resurrecting the Newspaper Story I Wrote About Diana and Charles Claudia Ricci 2011
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Ms. Wintour, the editor in chief of Vogue, was waiting at the top of the red-carpeted grand staircase, a tiny figure in a gold Chanel dress and jacket.
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The Taj maintains its grandeur even sealed behind a police cordon: a bored patrolman whistles his way along the covered arcade, while the red-carpeted steps are slowly swept.
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Like a perfectly choreographed dance, they strut down the Croisette, dodging the traffic snarl of limos and lunging through swarms of star gawkers, then glide up the famed red-carpeted stairs of the Palais des Festivals.
The Other Cannes Film Festival Lanie Goodman 2011
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Brigette DePape staged an unprecedented protest on the floor of the Senate chamber, walking out into the red-carpeted centre aisle carrying a red "Stop Harper" sign that she'd pulled from beneath her skirt as Gov.
Brigette DePape, Senate Page, In Throne Speech Protest: Removed From Chamber With 'Stop Harper' Sign The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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There was a giddy, Oscar-night feel in the chilly February air as Ashley Riemer — resplendent in a one-shoulder turquoise gown, strappy silver sandals and painted fingers and toes — stepped from a shiny, chauffeured white Lincoln and was escorted up red-carpeted steps by her stepfather, U.S.
For one cancer patient, it was a prom night to remember 2010
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Brigette DePape staged an unprecedented protest on the floor of the Senate chamber, walking out into the red-carpeted centre aisle carrying a red "Stop Harper" sign that she'd pulled from beneath her skirt as Gov.
Brigette DePape, Senate Page, In Throne Speech Protest: Removed From Chamber With 'Stop Harper' Sign The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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