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cameo

[kam-ee-oh] / ˈkæm iˌoʊ /




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The issue: the rapper made a cameo in the show, in which she danced but didn’t sing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

We have not seen him play competitive golf outdoors since the Open of July 2024, his only action a nine-shot cameo in this week's TGL indoor simulator finals.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The martial arts expert turned actor has starred in a slew of action films since his acting debut with a cameo in a 1968 Dean Martin film "The Wrecking Crew."

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The only non-spoiler cameo is Courteney Cox’s reporter Gale Weathers, an antagonist-turned-mascot who goads Sidney into admitting that their relationship is “complicated but enduring.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Aunt Docia’s pretty white collar was fastened in front with a large round cameo pin, which had a lady’s head on it.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder




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