circus
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In late October 2025, Dima and Yana Kim, who work at Tiger House, a sanctuary near St Petersburg that cares for former circus tigers, embarked on a 36-hour drive to Dagestan to rescue the bears.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
It was then time to give him all the tools he needed to join the F1 circus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
One said the show has "gone from iconic glamour to an influencer circus" and they felt "social media clout and performative inclusivity have replaced real modeling talent, elegance, and runway presence".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
In Moscow, Deforge is preparing to take on one of the biggest challenges of his career by training Karym and Ural, who have been with the circus since August last year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Then the auditorium becomes a circus, with performers doing flips down the aisles and trapeze acrobats twisting and flipping above them.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
"The issue of humane treatment of animals is sufficiently regulated by law," they determined, noting the economic interests of animal circuses, which remain a major draw for audiences.
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
Clothes, vacations, plastic surgery, telescopes, traveling circuses, radioactive spiders, trips to the moon, and then the suggestions got weird.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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