circus
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North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae are pictured on the Financial Times' front page attending a circus performance celebrating the 81st anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese rule.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
A few old-school hotels are hellbent on keeping the circus going.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
For years it was a symptom of working to keep up with Warped Tour, a punk rock circus on wheels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
They square the circle of Swift masterminding a full-scale trolling of media and fans while simultaneously hosting a cotton-candy celebrity circus where an awkward wallflower finally, triumphantly blooms.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
All over the tents, small lights begin to flicker, as though the entirety of the circus is covered in particularly bright fireflies.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Even the Romans knew the bread they supplied with the circuses had to be affordable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
It will be bread and circuses, only with no bread.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024
Cancro is a former-clown-turned-retired priest-turned-chaplain appointed by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Circus and Traveling Shows Ministry, which dates back 100 years and serves more than 50 circuses around the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
But the way that circuses treat animals has upset many people.
From NewsForKids.net ● Apr. 23, 2024
He was looking forward to staying on the farm, learning about circuses … and Nicole.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Vocabulary lists containing circus
Ancient Rome - Introductory
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