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artist

[ahr-tist] / ˈɑr tɪst /


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The 33-year-old is a trained tattoo artist, but he moved to Havana to try his hand at cutting hair.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

What do a County Armagh city and a Grammy Award-winning artist have in common?

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The badge will appear on the banner and about section of artist profiles, as well as a note when they come up in searches and on tracks in playlists.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

He was an established artist with a proven catalog of his own.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

I had to agree: the artist had talent.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm

Rick Bass is a writer, a former wildlife biologist and geologist, an environmental activist, and program director for the Montana Project, which helps artists advocate for open space and conservation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Inside, the walls are still covered with his guitars, posters, photographs and other relics from his favorite artists: Aerosmith, Rush, Bowie, Jane’s Addiction and Soundgarden.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

If the CIA operated indirectly, often several steps removed from the artists who produced imaginative work in which they believed, it’s unclear how much credit—or blame—the agency deserved.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

"This change continues the work already undertaken by the contest to strengthen safeguarding and protect younger artists from the pressures associated with competing at the Eurovision Song Contest," they added in the statement.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

It is important to keep in mind, though, that many rappers and hip-hop artists do not aim to glorify or romanticize gangsta life or culture.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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