circus
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Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane, speaking on The Overlap podcast,, external described the situation at his former club as "a bit of a circus".
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The scandal fueled a media circus and was chronicled in a book, multiple podcasts, and the biographical mini-series "The Dropout" that starred Amanda Seyfried.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
That’s why he currently commands the center ring of the circus.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
‘The bond market is the greatest show on Earth, and the stock market is almost like a circus by comparison.’
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
The only movement within the circus is the clock that ticks by the passing minutes, if such a wonder of sculpture can even be called a clock.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
A bill proposing to ban the use of animals in Russian circuses was put to the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, this year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
More than 50 countries around the world have now banned or restricted the use of wild animals in circuses, over concerns it causes them distress, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Although American families had been visiting small local circuses throughout the 19th century, the circuses of the 1880s and 1890s were bigger than ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
It will be bread and circuses, only with no bread.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024
When the Crash came, larger circuses started going down and Uncle Al could hardly believe his luck.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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