barnstormer
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In July, Fran Drescher, president of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, railed against studio greed in a to-the-barricades barnstormer before calling for an unexpected actors’ strike that lasted 118 days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
When Obama misidentified the city he was in, the flub was attributed to a long day by a nation-trotting barnstormer, Jamieson said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
"We're going to treat you all to a hell of a barnstormer," Fury said as Whyte - who is an underdog with the bookmakers - nodded along.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2022
"Craig’s final film as the diva of British intelligence is an epic barnstormer ... delivering pathos, action, drama, camp comedy ... heartbreak, macabre horror, and outrageously silly old-fashioned action," The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw wrote.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2021
It was an achievement worthy of the most accomplished barnstormer.
From A Pirate of Parts by Richard Neville
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