clown
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Mocha, who describes herself as a "fashion clown" and musical theatre lover, says it has taken her nearly a decade to get to this stage but feels it is the "right time".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Curry was also known for his work as the evil clown Pennywise in the miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s “It,” butler Wadsworth in “Clue” and the Lord of Darkness in “Legend.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
A child could eat the fries and then go home and watch the clown who sold them solve a mystery.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Neither expected to wind up at clown school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
I don’t see a clown or a giraffe or a heart or even popcorn; they’re just gray shifting to darker gray and then back out to edges of white where the sky seems to disappear.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
Others—depicting grinning clowns, crying women and morphing objects and creatures, including human figures potted like plants—recall children’s drawings and John Tenniel’s illustrations for “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
"We are F1 drivers. We should not look like kids and clowns trying to ram into each other. That's not what F1 needs."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
For the new movie, he wanted to pay homage to Hollywood’s silent clowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Say you don’t pay much attention to the nitty-gritty of politics and think they’re all a bunch of clowns.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
I think that clowns are freaky, but Brandy loves them and always tells me about her collection back home.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
It’s rare to see someone so straightforwardly admit they were clowned.
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2026
“Strangers clowned us,” former Ambassadors player Victoria Henson told me the other day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
His song Thick Of It, which features Trippie Redd, was nominated for song of the year - despite being something he was "clowned for".
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
Morale seemed high among Granite’s troops this week, as a short-range team clowned around despite being on duty long into the early morning hours as Kyiv’s air defenses took down 35 explosive Iranian-made Shahed drones.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2023
A year ago, me and Sneaky would’ve clowned him about it.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
Now even Dolly-esque clowning can’t save country music’s current stars from having to take unambiguous positions.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
We spoke with several students who credit clowning with improving their lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Therapists sometimes even recommend their patients take clowning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Expect games, clowning and catharsis that transform helplessness into empowerment and isolation into belonging.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
The others stopped clowning or play-fighting and quieted themselves.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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