circus
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She is one of several performers who play the roles known collectively as “Kinker & Roust,” slang terms for acrobats/aerialists and “roustabouts,” a.k.a. circus laborers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
“I’ve never trained in acrobatics or circus or anything,” says Severin, who had to learn a trapeze act for her part as Marlena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
But the circus around the Birkin hurts Hermès’s watchmaking ambitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Taylor has never hidden her disdain for the circus of fight-week theatre, preferring the sanctuary of the gym.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
What he neglected to anticipate in between was his curiosity about the Rossi family and their circus.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Families popped it over wood stoves; peddlers sold it in paper cones at circuses, carnivals and busy promenades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
They’re capitalist endeavors, not charity cases, whose stated mission is to provide bread and circuses to the masses while making as much profit as possible in the process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2025
In 2016, one of the largest and oldest circuses finally stopped using elephants in its shows.
From NewsForKids.net ● Apr. 23, 2024
Some of the animals have been used for begging, circuses or street shows.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2024
“I've always wanted to go to one. My parents used to tell me about all the shows and circuses they used to go to, but they're all banned now.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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