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Harry Potter: A Hogwarts Express Adventure will open at the Southern California Railway Museum this summer for guests to experience the Wizarding World rite of passage aboard a real moving train in the Inland Empire.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
The 40-day mourning period following a death is an important rite of passage for Muslims.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
That means the messy, bizarre field trips remain a rite of passage for young professionals in an otherwise deskbound field.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Currently, learning to tie a tie for secondary school is almost a rite of passage in the UK.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
Burt comes in to see me evry day to rite down all the things like my tempertur and my blud preshur and the other things about me.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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The Balcony Scene from "Romeo and Juliet"
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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