carny
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Previously, amusement parks, including Disney, had what Gagne calls “dark carny rides,” where patrons rode around in carts, and mirrors and lighting created the mood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Staying true to its seasonal carny roots, almost all professional wrestlers are gig workers.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
The man is rhapsodically shameless—oafishly charismatic, memorably strange-looking—a cynic at heart, and a carny in spirit.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Once out of the carny racket, McCurdy became more famous in death than he had been in life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2025
Look, professor," he said, "I've got a job, right here in the carny.
From Charley de Milo by Laurence M. Janifer
His principled defense of free speech shouldn’t preclude him from excluding the cranks and carnies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
My parents were card-carrying carnies in the 1970s and ’80s.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
But his patience with carnies allows him astonishing access.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
It’s the interest in the carnies who make the world go round that makes his work ring true.
From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2020
Not obviously with actors because we're basically shiftless carnies you know.
From Fox News ● Oct. 22, 2019
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