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carnival

[kahr-nuh-vuhl] / ˈkɑr nə vəl /


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This year's carnival featured musical performances, bedazzled horses, huge dragons and dancing stilt walkers.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Inside the exhibit hall, there was a carnival game where contestants could see who could shoot the most water at a target.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

It turns the world into a carnival of danger and desperation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Most of the dead were students returning from a carnival weekend.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Three years ago, our family went to a carnival in D.C.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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