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cartoon

[kahr-toon] / kɑrˈtun /


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Sugary cereals are generally placed on lower shelves in stores, the better for children to see the cheery packaging and cartoon mascots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

"Some people see it as akin to a graphic novel or a cartoon or something like that, it's immediately recognisable."

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Steffi Cao argues that as gambling becomes a load-bearing pillar of the economy, trading cards are “basically the closest thing you could get to a sparkly cartoon slot machine.”

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

Warner Bros.’ probable apprehension over how the film depicts corporations like its own is only one layer of this big, genetically modified cartoon onion.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

Out of her knockoff Louis Vuitton purse came gifts from Korea—dried squid and colorful erasers and pajamas with dancing cartoon dogs and cats.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

Dots, however, were pitched as brightly colored cute cartoons meant to function as digital assistants for people with busy lives.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

In the morning, as we ate vegan doughnuts and watched cat cartoons, kitten Asher plopped onto my lap and purred loudly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

I’ll watch anything, but I’m particularly fond of cartoons, with their bright jungle colors.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate




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