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theater

[thee-uh-ter, theeuh-] / ˈθi ə tər, ˈθiə- /


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It’s apt that theater was Callie’s art form of choice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

He lived in L.A. for four years, before making his name in theater back east.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

I was sitting in a packed cruise-ship theater in Grinch pajamas and matching headband, fuzzy red slippers and candy cane earrings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The next day Hirsch headed off to the Alamo Drafthouse movie theater in Austin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Mr. Pinkerton’s business was like a theater show, with a red velvet curtain draped in a corner to allow folks to change into their disguises.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

The film buff, who worked for AMC theaters in Oklahoma for over 20 years, began writing for the app this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Right now, “Once Upon a Time in Harlem,” a new-old film from the great American icon William Greaves, is expanding into more theaters.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

The movie, out in select US theaters, begins in 1932 in Granada, amidst the tensions that ultimately led to the Spanish Civil War before winding through history to wrap up in 2017 in modern-day Madrid.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

It will expand to 2,600 movie theaters this weekend—on par with wide releases from major studios.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Schools and theaters and movie houses were shut down to slow the spread.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis


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