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carnival

[kahr-nuh-vuhl] / ˈkɑr nə vəl /


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Walking through the exhibition, specially-programmed headsets react to the environment - creating a personalised DJ Mix as the music evolves from juke joints and jazz clubs to reggae nights, carnival and pirate radio.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 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

Most of the dead were students returning from a carnival weekend.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 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

When she saw Remedios the Beauty dressed as a queen at the bloody carnival she thought that she was an extraordinary creature.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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