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[troop] / trup /


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Xi and his wife were greeted on the tarmac by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the first lady, as well as a performance by an Egyptian folk dance troupe.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

He wanted to give back and later became a teacher himself before creating the Ghetto Kids dance troupe - formed of homeless children and those who could not afford school fees.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

“Practice,” which had its premiere at Playwrights Horizons, is a more epic work that closely tracks the perverse power dynamics of an avant-garde theater troupe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Chip falls in with a troupe of street performers, evades the police, juggles along the Seine and eventually wanders into a smoky bar, where Penelope is strumming her guitar.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

Members of the theater troupe stopped in their tracks at this outburst, and glanced from Klaus to Count Olaf to see what would happen next.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

In the past, he has performed with ballet troupes and choirs, or floated just above the heads of the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

Until Friday, Amdjarass hosts dance troupes, musicians, traditional storytellers, craftspeople, cooks and nomadic camel drivers from across the vast region.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

Immersive Invitational is a way, hopefully, to expose audiences to various troupes to expand their reach.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025

Tudyk’s comedy talent developed through extensive study beyond his time in improv troupes, at Julliard or as a Broadway performer.

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2024

I stayed two days close to the bodies of the giants, and there were no trippers, no chattering troupes with cameras.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

So she did what came naturally to her: She trouped.

From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2016

We trouped down the stairs into a long, narrow, cavelike space burrowing into the hill, taken up almost entirely by a gleaming wood bar.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2015

Outfitted in caps and gowns, the singer Nellie McKay and her musicians trouped onto the stage of Feinstein’s at Loews Regency on Tuesday evening with mischievous smirks on their faces.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2012

Under the guidance of her mother, the ultimate stage mom, she trouped her way out of the provinces to New York City.

From Time Magazine Archive

Girls trouped in, trunks were set down with a thump or oftener carried up on the third floor for unpacking.

From The Girls at Mount Morris by Amanda Minnie Douglas

Not long now: The teams are out on the pitch, Sheffield United trouping out first, closely followed by Liverpool.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 24, 2020

That appeal has sent “Hamilton” trouping across the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2017

Marlene Dietrich, still trouping for the troops, had her picture taken with her mother, Frau Josephine von Losch, at Berlin's Tempelhof Airdrome; Dietrich's taste for tailored togs appeared to be hereditary.

From Time Magazine Archive

Back from trouping the Pacific was 50-year-old Comedian Joe E. Brown, grey-haired and 15 lb. lighter, home for a rest.

From Time Magazine Archive

Taking over the role of Da with only about 20 hours of rehearsal, says Keith, was "just a matter of trouping it."

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Max Millard




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