"consecutive year"

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15 April 2025

Sujan Shrestha, 29, pierces his tongue as part of an annual tradition for the third consecutive year in Thimi, Nepal, on April 15, 2025. The town of Bode in Thimi Municipality has a tradition of piercing the tongue with a 10-inch long iron needle to coincide with the Lunar New Year. Sujan's uncle, Karminaya Krishna Chandra Bag Shrestha, has pierced his tongue 12 times in the past. After performing worship to deities and offering flowers, Sujan has his tongue pierced in front of thousands of people.

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15 April 2025

Sujan Shrestha, 29, pierces his tongue as part of an annual tradition for the third consecutive year in Thimi, Nepal, on April 15, 2025. The town of Bode in Thimi Municipality has a tradition of piercing the tongue with a 10-inch long iron needle to coincide with the Lunar New Year. Sujan's uncle, Karminaya Krishna Chandra Bag Shrestha, has pierced his tongue 12 times in the past. After performing worship to deities and offering flowers, Sujan has his tongue pierced in front of thousands of people.

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15 April 2025

Sujan Shrestha, 29, pierces his tongue as part of an annual tradition for the third consecutive year in Thimi, Nepal, on April 15, 2025. The town of Bode in Thimi Municipality has a tradition of piercing the tongue with a 10-inch long iron needle to coincide with the Lunar New Year. Sujan's uncle, Karminaya Krishna Chandra Bag Shrestha, has pierced his tongue 12 times in the past. After performing worship to deities and offering flowers, Sujan has his tongue pierced in front of thousands of people.

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15 April 2025

Sujan Shrestha, 29, pierces his tongue as part of an annual tradition for the third consecutive year in Thimi, Nepal, on April 15, 2025. The town of Bode in Thimi Municipality has a tradition of piercing the tongue with a 10-inch long iron needle to coincide with the Lunar New Year. Sujan's uncle, Karminaya Krishna Chandra Bag Shrestha, has pierced his tongue 12 times in the past. After performing worship to deities and offering flowers, Sujan has his tongue pierced in front of thousands of people.

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15 April 2025

Sujan Shrestha, 29, pierces his tongue as part of an annual tradition for the third consecutive year in Thimi, Nepal, on April 15, 2025. The town of Bode in Thimi Municipality has a tradition of piercing the tongue with a 10-inch long iron needle to coincide with the Lunar New Year. Sujan's uncle, Karminaya Krishna Chandra Bag Shrestha, has pierced his tongue 12 times in the past. After performing worship to deities and offering flowers, Sujan has his tongue pierced in front of thousands of people.

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15 April 2025

Sujan Shrestha, 29, tours the ancient town of Thimi after piercing his tongue as part of an annual tradition for the third consecutive year in Thimi, Nepal, on April 15, 2025. The town of Bode in Thimi Municipality has a tradition of piercing the tongue with a 10-inch long iron needle to coincide with the Lunar New Year. Sujan's uncle, Karminaya Krishna Chandra Bag Shrestha, pierces his tongue 12 times in the past. After performing worship to deities and offering flowers, Sujan has his tongue pierced in front of thousands of people.

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15 April 2025

Sujan Shrestha, 29, tours the ancient town of Thimi after piercing his tongue as part of an annual tradition for the third consecutive year in Thimi, Nepal, on April 15, 2025. The town of Bode in Thimi Municipality has a tradition of piercing the tongue with a 10-inch long iron needle to coincide with the Lunar New Year. Sujan's uncle, Karminaya Krishna Chandra Bag Shrestha, pierces his tongue 12 times in the past. After performing worship to deities and offering flowers, Sujan has his tongue pierced in front of thousands of people.

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15 April 2025

Sujan Shrestha, 29, tours the ancient town of Thimi after piercing his tongue as part of an annual tradition for the third consecutive year in Thimi, Nepal, on April 15, 2025. The town of Bode in Thimi Municipality has a tradition of piercing the tongue with a 10-inch long iron needle to coincide with the Lunar New Year. Sujan's uncle, Karminaya Krishna Chandra Bag Shrestha, pierces his tongue 12 times in the past. After performing worship to deities and offering flowers, Sujan has his tongue pierced in front of thousands of people.

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#12139430

9 March 2025

OTTAWA, CANADA - MARCH 8: The statue of William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canada's longest-serving prime minister, with 21 years and 154 days of service across three non-consecutive terms, displayed on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on March 8, 2025.

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#12134298

8 March 2025

A cargo ship loaded with commercial vehicles passes through the waters of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in Yichang, Hubei province, China, on March 6, 2025. According to the latest data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, China's total automobile production and sales rank first in the world for 16 consecutive years. In 2024, China's automobile production and sales complete 31.282 million and 31.436 million, respectively, up 3.7% and 4.5% year-on-year.

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8 March 2025

A cargo ship loaded with commercial vehicles passes through the waters of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in Yichang, Hubei province, China, on March 6, 2025. According to the latest data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, China's total automobile production and sales rank first in the world for 16 consecutive years. In 2024, China's automobile production and sales complete 31.282 million and 31.436 million, respectively, up 3.7% and 4.5% year-on-year.

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8 March 2025

A cargo ship loaded with commercial vehicles passes through the waters of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in Yichang, Hubei province, China, on March 6, 2025. According to the latest data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, China's total automobile production and sales rank first in the world for 16 consecutive years. In 2024, China's automobile production and sales complete 31.282 million and 31.436 million, respectively, up 3.7% and 4.5% year-on-year.

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8 March 2025

A cargo ship loaded with commercial vehicles passes through the waters of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in Yichang, Hubei province, China, on March 6, 2025. According to the latest data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, China's total automobile production and sales rank first in the world for 16 consecutive years. In 2024, China's automobile production and sales complete 31.282 million and 31.436 million, respectively, up 3.7% and 4.5% year-on-year.

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8 March 2025

A cargo ship loaded with commercial vehicles passes through the waters of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in Yichang, Hubei province, China, on March 6, 2025. According to the latest data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, China's total automobile production and sales rank first in the world for 16 consecutive years. In 2024, China's automobile production and sales complete 31.282 million and 31.436 million, respectively, up 3.7% and 4.5% year-on-year.

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#12096738

25 February 2025

Thousands of demonstrators from six marches from different parts of Tbilisi gather at Heroes Square, honoring those who lost their lives fighting for Georgia's independence, marking 104 years since the Soviet occupation. They unite on their way to Rustaveli Avenue for the 90th consecutive day of protests, also demonstrating for the release of political prisoners and new elections, as the Georgian government postpones European Union accession talks until 2028, in Tbilisi, Georgia, on February 25, 2025.

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25 February 2025

Thousands of demonstrators from six marches from different parts of Tbilisi gather at Heroes Square, honoring those who lost their lives fighting for Georgia's independence, marking 104 years since the Soviet occupation. They unite on their way to Rustaveli Avenue for the 90th consecutive day of protests, also demonstrating for the release of political prisoners and new elections, as the Georgian government postpones European Union accession talks until 2028, in Tbilisi, Georgia, on February 25, 2025.

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