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harlequin

noun as in clown

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While three narrow defeats by New Zealand have come in those matches, the 25-year-old Harlequin believes there is still plenty of time to follow New Zealand fly-half Dan Carter in guiding his team to World Cup glory.

From BBC

Several publishers, including Harlequin, Avon Books and Berkeley Romance, then dropped out from the annual conference.

Gaining entry to UCB first as a Jokeman, as male comics are referred to here, she rebels against the system to carve out a new path as her new identity Joker the Harlequin.

From Salon

“Harlequin, Refined by Love” was an unlikely choice of play for a budding director: Written in 1720 by Pierre de Marivaux, a master of romantic comedy, it taps heavily into the commedia dell’arte, a genre few current French theatermakers have explored.

Yet “Harlequin, Refined by Love” became a box-office hit, touring for four years with its initial cast, followed by frequent revivals.

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