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fan

[fan] / fæn /






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She began playing football in the street, and soon became a Barcelona fan and a regular attendee at Camp Nou.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

"Star Trek" was given a tepid reception when it debuted, but it eventually snowballed into a cultural phenomenon, spawning a universe of spinoff series along with the films, and a rabid fan following.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Itanna was already a Naruto fan when he discovered Bleach as a teenager.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

So she set out to court a distinct fan base in the Bay Area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

In my sleep, I heard the phone ring over the dull whir of the fan.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

BBC Newsbeat's been speaking to fans as they say an "emotional" goodbye to Kubo's creation.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

To the fans who loved him for so many years, thank you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Leaving court after the sentencing, Brown was greeted by loud cheers from dozens of fans, posing for photos with some of them before being driven away in a black car.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is yet to offer his thoughts on the present crisis engulfing Old Trafford, but the United fans delivered their verdict loud and clear during the match against Bournemouth.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

At least twice, he was swallowed up in a throng of fans, and in both cases he became almost hysterical in his attempts to wrest himself free.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The blaze, fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, burned across 570 acres and destroyed at least six homes in San Juan Capistrano.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The fires are being fanned by the Santa Ana winds, which normally begin during cooler months from late September to May.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Morton, however, says Charles was ill-advised to rebut the claims, as it simply further fanned the hype around the memoir.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Tuesday’s scene was a mixture of confusion and chaos, with first responders fanned out across two catastrophes and television news teams desperately trying to find out whether their journalists were safe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

After a while, the baboons fanned out and began digging earnestly in the soil.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Constantly high fuel costs have pushed up inflation since the start of the war at the end of February, fanning rate hike bets and pushing bond yields to levels not seen since the 2000s.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

The decline came as the profit fell short of some bullish investor expectations, fanning fears about the durability of the AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

José Arcadio Buendía found him sitting in the living room fanning himself with a patched black hat as he read with compassionate attention the signs pasted to the walls.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez


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