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Over the weekend, the encore presentation of the Walt Disney film took in $26 million in North America, for a global total of $86 million, according to estimates by Exhibitor Relations, a tracking firm.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
When I was a kid, it was a Sunday religion with a Monday night encore.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Cal Raleigh has struggled mightily in the encore to his 2025, when he put up one of MLB’s greatest ever offensive seasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
If that project happens, meet me back here for an encore.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
‘Well, it’s the only pig ball I have. So don’t ask for an encore.’
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
She was introduced by Johnny Cash and received three encores.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Its episodic encores are currently airing on Fox as a lead-in to “The Faithful,” whose showrunner, René Echevarria, is an old hand at both network and cable, and whose work includes “The 4400.”
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
After all those years of effort - and infinite encores of Whatta Man - Anastacia finally got to make her debut album at the turn of the millennium.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
This being the ugliest of encores, it’s worse than bad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
A showy solo in an Italian opera might elicit spontaneous applause and even encores.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
The band encored with their classic tune "Casino Queen," the name of a riverboat casino in East St. Louis, Illinois.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2021
Faiyaz encored with the song but directed the audience to sing along with the record, rather than singing it himself.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2018
A classic commercial parody was encored live: Super Bass-o-Matic, with pitchman Dan Aykroyd and Laraine Newmain repeating their performances from 1976.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 16, 2015
Patience among Hawks fans wore thin when Kane encored a second straight first-round postseason exit with more fraternity-house antics.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jun. 28, 2013
They encored the prelude and applauded Ambroise Thomas.
From My Recollections by Jules Massenet
Love wrapped up the regular set with another brief shot of the Stones' "Sympathy" before encoring with Hole's "Doll Parts."
From Reuters ● Apr. 26, 2010
Darbois needed a little rest, and presented her compliments to the audience and excused herself from replying to the encoring.
From The Idol of Paris by Sarah Bernhardt
Listen, they are going on with it, they are encoring something.
From Woman and Artist by Max O'Rell
The audience was in an encoring humour, but, thank goodness, only a few encores were taken, and the others left, otherwise none of us would have been home till sunrise.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, July 16, 1892 by Various
To think of passing over Charley’s recitation and encoring a silly old song like Lilac’s.
From White Lilac; or the Queen of the May by Amy Walton
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