grand marshal
Americannoun
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Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark will be the grand marshal.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
This year’s parade theme is “The Magic in Teamwork,” and the grand marshal is basketball legend and entrepreneur Earvin “Magic” Johnson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
Space shuttle astronaut José M. Hernández led the parade as grand marshal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2025
She is a long-time public activist for trans rights, and served as a grand marshal in last year’s gay pride parade in Washington.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
President Cleveland ordered federal troops to Chicago and placed them under the command of General Nelson A. Miles, previously the grand marshal of the exposition.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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