fan
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“I think it’s great that they’re promoting the library more and doing outreach,” said Jolyne Jimenez, 51, a library assistant at the Santa Monica Public Library and fan of My Melody.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Growing up, he was more interested in drama and skateboarding than traditional sports and despite being a wrestling fan, did not realise it was something he could pursue locally.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
"The only acceptable reason to sing that anthem would be if they were playing a Canadian team, but they don't play any Canadian teams," posted one fan on social media.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Dennis Wilder, a former senior China analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency, now at Georgetown University, describes Xi as a lifelong smoker, overweight, no fan of exercise—and a man long fond of a drink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I tell her of your progress in my letters; you have quite a fan in her.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Later in the evening, Sheeran agreed with her, telling fans he was “deeply worried” when “venues preapprove content from performers.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Before Sheeran’s show, many fans were uninterested in even tolerating questions about the exodus of opening acts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
"There's 3,000 Brighton fans in this stadium tonight," said the Italian.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
These fans haven’t learned that in this city, there’s three ways to spell Loser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Sass paused only to buy two palm leaf fans, giving me one.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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As for the postwar era, while Europe celebrated, in Asia World War II had fanned the flames of rebellion and sparked new struggles for power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Investigators fanned out to local Walmart stores, scouring surveillance video and receipts but found no suspects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Yet, fires fanned by increasingly extreme weather have stress-tested these measures more than ever before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Strong winds fanned the flames, causing them to spread "faster than a galloping horse", according to regional prefect Simon Babre.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Ignoring the Navy, they happily fanned the flames of her growing fame.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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And more worryingly, retail diesel prices remain at a record high around $5.90 a gallon, fanning concerns about inflation as global financial markets are under strain from a bond selloff and U.S. dollar weakness.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
On an overcast Wednesday morning in Salt Lake City this summer, four bicyclists gathered in an industrial area not far from the city’s airport before fanning out across town.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Despite firefighting efforts, strong winds are fanning flames and hampering containment operations - with local media reporting that firefighting aircraft have been unable to fly on Thursday morning.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
In Greece, firefighters battled a blaze on the Aegean island of Paros, where strong winds were fanning the flames.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
For several minutes I did nothing as the water flowed into the hall, fanning over the oak floorboards, running toward the bedrooms and down the stairs.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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