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cartoon

[kahr-toon] / kɑrˈtun /


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Conceived as a relentless bully of Arnold, Helga was one of the richer, more complex characters to come out of a kids’ cartoon in its or any era.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The cartoon turned the dynamic into an armed raid by cereal characters, but the basic instinct — watch a useful moral vocabulary become commercially useful — was already recognizable.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

Sugary cereals generally appear on lower shelves in the grocery store, where children can see the cheery packaging and grinning cartoon mascots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The Jive Bunny album covers and music videos featured a cartoon rabbit, with costumed actors also making promotional appearances as the character.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

So we were watching a show about high school kids on a volleyball team, instead of a cartoon about a duck detective.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Participating media organisations, including the New York Times, Reuters and the Kyiv Independent, are sharing editorials, ads and cartoons to highlight the value of "trusted journalism".

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The monk had appeared at a magistrate's hearing to support military intelligence officers accused of abducting Prageeth Eknaligoda, whose cartoons were critical of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Amid the gloom, one local nonprofit group is working to celebrate iconic cartoons to support the animators of today — and remind people of the joy of animation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

“I realize now, that’s where the cartoons get it from.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

He said he could see himself in Japanese cartoons in a way he couldn't with American ones, so he started collecting Japanese comics.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman


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