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[fan] / fæn /






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Londoner Khadija says she was once a fan of elaborate nail art but pivoted to bare nails earlier this year.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Yudkowsky is famous for his prolific writing on AI alignment; his 660,000 word fan fiction, “Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality;” and a recent book “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“A synergy exists between we the fans and the players,” said Charles Flores, an associate professor at Cal State L.A. and lifelong Dodgers fan who attended more than a dozen games this season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Even the most hardened boxing fan could have been forgiven for switching off.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

A fan of modernism and progress in all forms, Greeley was happy to introduce his readers to the new idea of spirit communication.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Getting their first live look at the team this season, Green Bay fans did not like what they were seeing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

He expects there to be a similar level of excitement to Joe Calzaghe's fight against Mikkel Kessler in 2007, when more than 50,000 fans descended on what was then the Millennium Stadium.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Parton died last month at the age of 80, plunging her fans into mourning for a singer-songwriter, philanthropist and businesswoman whom many saw as a unifying figure in a divided America.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

Despite this, many fans, like Peña, don’t see a problem with continuing to listen to the Smiths and Morrissey’s solo work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

I took off, bolting past the restroom doors and past the mural, and wove between music fans on picnic blankets and in lawn chairs waiting for the concert to start.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

In the early 2000s, when citrus-canker lesions dotted Florida oranges, state contractors fanned out with woodchippers to destroy trees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Asian stocks fell Thursday as oil prices extended gains a day after breaking the psychological $100 barrier on the back of resurgent Middle East hostilities that have fanned inflation fears.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Tucakovic said the firestorm burned through "everything in their path" as officials confirmed flames, fanned by strong winds, engulfed 1,000 hectares in just four hours.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Yet, fires fanned by increasingly extreme weather have stress-tested these measures more than ever before.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Root’s breath fanned before him in icy clouds.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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

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

“Yeah,” I said, fanning my sweaty armpits and waiting for the ground to swallow me up.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez




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