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carnival

[kahr-nuh-vuhl] / ˈkɑr nə vəl /


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The four cruise line companies — Caribbean Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Carnival Corporation, and MSC Cruises — transported nearly a million paid passengers to Cuba, he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Carnival jumped 2.6%, Norwegian rose 1.7%, and Royal Caribbean was up 1%.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

St Pauls Carnival CIC Board said the procession and street event, which attracts about 150,000 people annually, will be scaled back to avoid "unnecessary" risks.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The Chelsea soccer team still takes the field to the 1969 rocksteady instrumental “The Liquidator,” and the Notting Hill Carnival is now a global event.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

“No, I don’t suppose he would. Well, if you think it’s something Finny really wants. Still, there’s never been a Winter Carnival here. I think there’s probably a rule against it.”

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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