fan
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Spurs have undergone radical change over the past 12 months amid understandable fan anger, with new chief executive Vinai Venkatesham leading the organisation on behalf of the Lewis Family Trust.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
He hopes his fan base embraces a life of reading.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The video’s storyline, in which the 33-year-old pop singer gets “Carrie”-style revenge for men’s misogynist judgments, was completely overshadowed by fan alarm at Grande’s apparent emaciation.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
His parents were Nigerian immigrants, and his father became a fan of country music by artists like Dolly Parton after initially settling in Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Adriana Diaz. She’s an exceptional woman. Big fan of my cranberry-and.white-chocolate-chip scones.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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Since then he has assured fans that progress is ongoing, previously voicing hopes for completion dates that have since passed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Maria Veronese runs media training company Mediapro and says Charli XCX's method may not be a surprise to her fans.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
He’d split from Tennessee after just one season to take the USC job, leaving Volunteers fans to burn mattresses in protest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
"We have decided to call off all games on August 5-6 until comprehensive safety measures are established," the KBO said in a statement, citing risks to players and fans as extreme temperatures persist.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
She gave us each a turn at being massaged by the torrent, which banged against our skinny bodies and bounced off in silver fans onto the ground.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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Yet, fires fanned by increasingly extreme weather have stress-tested these measures more than ever before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Elsewhere in Europe, thousands of people were evacuated late on Wednesday as fires threatened a tourist resort on the Greek island of Crete and continued to rage on Thursday, fanned by violent winds, authorities said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Thousands of people have been evacuated on the Greek island of Crete as wildfires fanned by strong winds menace tourist resorts and villages.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The flames were only fanned when James’s agent, Rich Paul, publicly discussed the various franchises making their pitches at the start of July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
She fanned herself now, and lifted her damp hair off her neck.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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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
Social insects including bees rely on cooling behavior for example fanning their wings when things get too hot to buffer the hive but there are limits as to how effective this is in extreme heat.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Among them was US R&B star Kehlani, who jumped on a remix, fanning the song's smouldering groove into a full-blown inferno.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Engineers and executives who cut their teeth at the Musk-led powerhouse have been fanning out over the past few years as space-industry founders and investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
From a distance, you could see the impression of a woman’s body on the mountain face: her legs formed of huge ravines, her hair a spray of pines fanning over the northern ridge.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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