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puppet

[puhp-it] / ˈpʌp ɪt /
NOUN
toy figure
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And Puyi, indebted to the Japanese for offering him asylum, accepted a restoration of sorts when he became emperor of Japan’s Manchukuo puppet state in 1934.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

They married four months later, dropped out school and launched their television evangelism careers as hosts of a children’s puppet show on Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

In the basement: what I believe are my first pair of hockey skates, a broken papier-mâché Groucho Marx puppet, and a Green Bay Packers helmet I hand-painted in fourth grade.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

I like going to the coffee shop where the barista remembers that I take my mint tea iced and unsweetened, and I remember that she has a puppet showcase coming up.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

The crude setup seemed like a miracle: looking at the puppet ship, they could actually “see” the spaceship as it made its rounds.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

But long after Romero transformed them from blank-eyed puppets to ravenous murder machines, Bedward’s film demonstrates how Hollywood’s version of the zombie impacts America’s perception of Vodou, Haitians and immigration.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

The lavish production features fantastic gargoyle-like puppets who populate the "bardo," a space after death where tortured souls reside, unable to move beyond their past lives.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

The gallery was the first to hold public exhibitions on many subjects, from Chinese basket weaving to puppets and knots, but the curators wisely avoid covering every past show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

There are seagull puppets, a tandem bicycle, an oil stain in the shape of a rabbit, a meteorite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The people sit around the table as if suspended, like props in a play, or puppets on strings.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman


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