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carnival

[kahr-nuh-vuhl] / ˈkɑr nə vəl /


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This year's carnival featured musical performances, bedazzled horses, huge dragons and dancing stilt walkers.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Inside the exhibit hall, there was a carnival game where contestants could see who could shoot the most water at a target.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

The director typically makes it into a carnival ride, a whirling montage that turns smoke-choked ’70s Vegas into heaven.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Director and co-writer Clint Bentley filmed the ending of Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella, in which Joel Edgerton’s solitary Robert visits a carnival, encountering a strange wolf-boy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

A woman spilled a stack of carnival masks.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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