carnival
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Some of his earlier memories are of dancing at family birthday parties or big public carnival events where the country’s top orchestras would play.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
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 turns the world into a carnival of danger and desperation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Sir Stephen Fry, Hay Festival president, described the event as a "carnival of ideas", while former US President Bill Clinton once called it the "Woodstock of the mind".
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
“Yeah, well. Them cakes ain’t for me. They’re for the carnival, for the World-Famous Betty Allen Cake Raffle.”
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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