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circus

[sur-kuhs] / ˈsɜr kəs /


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It's like being in a travelling circus and the caddies are a great and insightful group.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“It’s a circus of miscalculation. Everything about it is wrong.”

From Salon • Mar. 7, 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

She’s escaped the mad circus of the Borg family in a way — said, “I want my own family.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

A rather unusual circus, only open at night.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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