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carnival

[kahr-nuh-vuhl] / ˈkɑr nə vəl /


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Similarly, if you’d like to focus the day on playing games and experiencing human-powered carnival rides, I’d recommend doing that first.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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

Most of the dead were students returning from a carnival weekend.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

“So tell me, what did you think it would be like then, some kind of a carnival, a fireworks display perhaps?”

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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