clown
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His dad’s words echoed in his head as he entered the prison in Walla Walla, where he was first placed: “Are you going to be a clown fish or a shark?”
From Slate • May 2, 2026
The food fight that explodes in the play’s third movement is conducted with comestibles so rubbery they might be part of a clown show.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
"There's this sort of clown show that's happening in social media and on television," he continued.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
He’d entered the league thrust into the position of savior, a 21-year-old high draft pick from USC trapped in a Meadowlands clown car.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
“To the Incorrigible children, these exotic beasts must have been as strange and comical looking as a person in a clown costume would be to the average child.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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