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amusement

[uh-myooz-muhnt] / əˈmjuz mənt /




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A man has died after falling from a rollercoaster at a Six Flags amusement park on Monday in the US state of Georgia.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Monday's death is the latest of several at the Georgia amusement park, according to personal injury attorneys.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Joining the project to do just that are some of the brightest minds in the theme park and amusement industry, and they’re doing so without pay and on their own time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The content is hardly ever related to investing or finance, friends say, to their amusement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

She glanced in surprise at Omakayas, trapped, and then unable to hide her amusement, a big grin spread over Mama’s face.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

In 1987, Mr. Birney’s Conor is a happy nerd, comfortably living alone in a small Baltimore house with a shelf of videotapes and other amusements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

Much like its kiddie counterpart, Chuck’s Arcade offers a blend of retro and modern amusements — classics like Donkey Kong and Mortal Kombat sit alongside newer fare like Halo and Connect Four Hoops.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025

Ride owners, or controllers, are responsible for making sure their amusements are safe by having them thoroughly inspected.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025

Now proprietors are going after adults with concepts like Holey Moley and Punch Bowl Social, which combines eating and drinking with nostalgic amusements such as billiards, bowling, darts and arcade games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025

These delightfully proportioned amusements would therefore need all the help they could get from formal blueprints like Sonata Form, and from musical versions of the balanced layouts of Capability Brown’s gardens, or Robert Adam’s buildings.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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