circus
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Father-of-five Jason Day jokingly described the occasion as "a circus", with Clark adding: "As a man with no kids I'll say it's great birth control but it's a lot of fun."
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
“It’s a circus of miscalculation. Everything about it is wrong.”
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
For Glass, they may take on deeper meaning now that the circus is where he landed 26 operas later.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
Despite the media circus, there are moments where the streets surrounding Nancy Guthrie’s home do, indeed, resemble an ordinary neighborhood grappling with a tragedy.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
“It sounds like circus music,” he once said in a joyful mood, and it was one of the liveliest dances ever composed by Johann’s son.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing circus
Ancient Rome - Introductory
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Florida's B.E.S.T Roots: circ, circum
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