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Which TV program was a classic example of a variety show?

variety

[vuh-rahy-i-tee] / vəˈraɪ ɪ ti /




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Donald Trump could become a lame duck president after US midterm elections but prospects at the ballot box are looking brighter for ducks of the feathered variety.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Benwell added one of the attractions was the variety of shapes, colours and forms that can be discovered throughout autumn.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Clemency seekers use a variety of ways to catch the president’s attention.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Specimens came from a variety of marine habitats around Quadra Island, Vancouver, Bamfield, and Victoria.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

For variety she found straggly mhuvuyu, blackjack weeds, and cooked their leaves as a kind of spinach.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

“The People’s Caviar,” reads the tagline for Cavi, a Miami brand that sells several varieties, including sunny yellow 125g tins of Osetra caviar for $269.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The researchers say the findings could eventually help consumers better understand the nutritional differences among pigmented rice varieties while also encouraging the creation of new health-focused foods.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

The team examined 56 japonica rice cultivars collected from across Japan, including brown, red, green, and black varieties.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Some Western growers believe Chinese growers have been mixing illicitly obtained protected varieties with other blueberry plants, making it harder to enforce intellectual-property claims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

In contrast, many apparently widespread Native American crops prove to consist of related species or even of genetically distinct varieties of the same species, independently domesticated in Mesoamerica, South America, and the eastern United States.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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