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ticker tape

ticker-tape reception (or parade) (mainly in New York) the showering of the motorcade of a distinguished politician, visiting head of state, etc., with ticker tape as a sign of welcome
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BEFORE: Ticker tape send off for Ocean Countess at Liverpool AFTER: Limping into Holyhead
The text describes disparate traditions of ceremonial procession, from the spontaneous throwing of ticker tape in New York at a parade celebrating the gift of the Statue of Liberty in 1886 to the practice of second burial in Madagascar.
A paper ticker tape that runs off of a reel has punched-out holes showing the number of the pole that the box is connected to.
The ticker tape, which was used to forward the confirmation of Germany's surrender in World War II from the European theater of war to the Pentagon-Military Intelligence Division, is for sale and listed on online auction site eBay.
KLRT-TV, Channel 16, is allowing viewers to download a free application from its Web site that will then deliver headlines in three different formats--inside a ticker tape, in a desktop alert or in a feed browser--as they are updated throughout the day.
White light, red fire and blue ticker tape fired into the crowd, bringing the colours of the superpower's flag to life.
Speakers include prominent authors and historians who will discuss topics ranging from the complexity of the post-9/11 rebuilding process to the emergence and significance of Downtown's skyscrapers to the history of the 200 ticker tape parades up Broadway's Canyon of Heroes.
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