circus
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“You are the controller of this thing people call the circus — the best circus in town, but without you, it’s going to be very, very difficult,” O’Neal said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
“Elephant Boy” is jaunty and whimsical, and swells with circus organ as he considers alternative lives he’s managed not to have.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
One said the show has "gone from iconic glamour to an influencer circus" and they felt "social media clout and performative inclusivity have replaced real modeling talent, elegance, and runway presence".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Working alongside Zapashny -- a big-cat trainer and fourth-generation member of the Zapashny circus dynasty -- Deforge is also planning to present a brand-new show featuring seven elephants to the public "soon".
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Sometimes I see her in the halls, but Poplar Springs is so different from Iqra Academy, like a big, noisy circus where all the performers know each other except me.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
The more docile American bison are sometimes seen in US circuses for human entertainment, he explained.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
More than 50 countries around the world have now banned or restricted the use of wild animals in circuses, over concerns it causes them distress, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Even the Romans knew the bread they supplied with the circuses had to be affordable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
It will be bread and circuses, only with no bread.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024
They look like those balloon pants the clowns wear in circuses.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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