clown
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My neighbor showed me his kids’ Halloween costumes today; a vampire, a zombie and a clown.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
If you haven’t seen this clown, there’s no better time than the present.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
It felt like it was really a character, and I don’t think at the time I was a good enough actor to say, “I can be a clown, or I can be this or that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
In school, I was the class clown and favored TV that other kids didn’t get, like “The Ernie Kovacs Show.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
There’s a clown in front of her, a lanky man who alternately does back flips and cartwheels.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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According to Domnauer, approximately 90% of those experiencing the visions describe figures resembling elves, clowns, or other fairy-like characters, often wearing brightly colored clothing.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Around 1944, Evans’s clowns transform into her signature symmetrical, archetypal masks and mandalas—totemic images and icons that feel urgent, primeval and alive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
I was genuinely searching for real answers in “The Man Will Burn” to lingering questions like, what’s up with these clowns and why do so many people despise them?
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 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
To keep the crowd occupied while this happens, the band plays a concert and the clowns, including Walter, tour the stands, handing out candy and chucking tots’ chins.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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“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
Watching the way people dressed, absorbing the way people joked, got clowned, handled being the centerpiece of a roast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
The same old boys showed off trading cards and clowned around nearby.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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Now even Dolly-esque clowning can’t save country music’s current stars from having to take unambiguous positions.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Rolincik is now a communications specialist, but clowning is still a big part of her life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Her colleagues and friends say clowning perfectly aligns with Smith’s natural curiosity and playfulness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
But when it goes away, so do our nightly doses of Colbert’s affable clowning, the kind that irritates thin-skinned despots in a way other comics can’t quite match.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
The others stopped clowning or play-fighting and quieted themselves.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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