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emcee

[em-see] / ˈɛmˈsi /




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At the opening event, the emcee announced that Sanders was in attendance and the audience rose to applaud.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

When the boss wants you to emcee the World Series championship rally, you do.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Comedian Trevor Noah is slated to emcee, and singer Chappell Roan is expected to perform for deep-pocketed advertisers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

Affairs Live along with The Times, while Nicole Blaine of the Crow, a comedy venue in Santa Monica, was the event’s emcee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

From backstage, I hear the emcee call my name.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

They are thanked, and thanked, and thanked, by the emcees and by many tributes on-screen, including multiple A.I. slop videos commemorating soldiers past and present.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

This year the White House Correspondents’ Dinner canceled a planned appearance by comedian Amber Ruffin, the latest in a series of kerfuffles over controversial emcees of that event.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025

Dance workshops, DJs, graffiti, and emcees will take over various spaces and the main stage will feature some of the best dancers in the world.

From BBC ● May 3, 2024

The rising rap star is steadily breaching her way into the conversation of hip-hop’s top female emcees, but she knew it was only a matter of time.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2024

How many tasteless Will Smith slap jokes will various emcees make throughout the night?

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2023

On media day before the first games, Lansdell emceed much of the news conference.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

County executive Aisha Braveboy hosted “listening sessions,” emceed by her deputy chief of staff, Devan Martin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

The 83rd awards telecast, emceed by Nikki Glaser, averaged 8.66 million viewers across TV and streaming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026

Kimmel, who is among the top talk show personalities in the US, emceed the Oscars four times and has hosted Jimmy Kimmel Live! since 2003.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025

When McEntire takes the stage at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas, it will be a record 17th time she’s emceed the show.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024

His wide-ranging career also includes a role on the sitcom “Everybody Hates Chris,” a stint emceeing “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and turns in movies such as “Idiocracy” and “White Chicks.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Even the snobbiest TV snoots can’t resist Alan Cumming as the playfully sadistic laird of Ardross Castle, emceeing what is essentially a closed circle murder mystery.

From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026

Yanni Gourde, who played in Seattle’s 2-1 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche the night before, took on some emceeing duties.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2023

Hot off the success of her first album, the 18-year-old told a newspaper that her emceeing career had a shelf life.

From Washington Post ● May 3, 2022

The kid who was emceeing the rally announced the next speaker, a girl named Ishani who had survived a rain bomb in India last year.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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