big top

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Scouting For Girls, Britpop band Suede and DJ Jo Whiley with her 90s anthems are all set to top the bill in the big top arena.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023

DeMille provides the maximum of entertainment in his production, not to speak of glamour, and above all the spirit that forever lurks under the big top.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023

Nik Wallenda, the headliner, can trace his big top lineage back nearly 250 years, as can his 69-year-old mother, Delilah Wallenda, who helps him onto that wire.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2022

Interestingly, I think that Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka made it okay for big top male athletes to feel comfortable saying that they, too, struggle with their own mental health.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

The crowd disperses, moving from the big top to the parking lot and beyond, to the edges of the town.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen