carnival
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Inside the exhibit hall, there was a carnival game where contestants could see who could shoot the most water at a target.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
"It's not the first carnival fight on Netflix," 5 Live Boxing expert Bunce told 5 Live Breakfast.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
The director typically makes it into a carnival ride, a whirling montage that turns smoke-choked ’70s Vegas into heaven.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Director and co-writer Clint Bentley filmed the ending of Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella, in which Joel Edgerton’s solitary Robert visits a carnival, encountering a strange wolf-boy.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
Morally speaking, the vachette arena felt a lot less muddy than the carnival midway.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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