big show
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Instead, the worst thing has happened: A couple of crafty, thrifty, well-run teams with low payrolls but dynamo management knocked out the spenders to reach the big show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Ricky Bobby spends the rest of his life attempting to follow in his father’s tire tracks, working his way up to be in the big show but not a star.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
That's the big show that Denmark will not be attending after their exit on penalties in their play-off with the Czech Republic.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
Reagan-era conservative alum Hal Furman sniped that it was a shame Dhillon wasn’t in a position to act, so she made a big show of blocking him.
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2025
He was pretty smart, too, but he made this big show of not caring about grades.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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