entertainer
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Under Murat Yakin, Switzerland have proved obdurate opponents and have their own entertainer in 20-year-old Johan Mazambi, although he missed their penalty shootout victory over Colombia through injury.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Allen, the late Australian entertainer portrayed by Hugh Jackman in Broadway’s Tony-winning “The Boy From Oz,” had played the tune for Manilow in the early ’80s.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Children's entertainer Paul Chuckle has said he is "delighted" to be taking part in an upcoming National Theatre tour.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
He was much more to our family than an entertainer he was our friend and we are deeply saddened.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
He hated everything about the country of the Miss Teen Dream Pageant, except for three things: Elvis Presley, the greatest entertainer who ever lived; reality TV, especially the raucous Captains Bodacious-, and Ladybird Hope.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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To “prove their worthiness to their fellow Americans,” she observes, Jews offer lists of “American Jewish scientists and artists and entertainers and thinkers” as exemplary patriots and allies to other minority groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
George Johnson’s first breakthrough came in the 1950s, when he started selling hair products to Black men who wanted the sleek, straight hairstyles made famous by entertainers like Nat King Cole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Big personalities like Rousey and Conor McGregor helped him do it: both great fighters in their own right, both polarizing entertainers capable of generating big headlines.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
Allen became a hero to young, Black entertainers who were just starting out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Was it that she understood that we resented having others think that we were all entertainers and natural singers?
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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