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circus

[sur-kuhs] / ˈsɜr kəs /


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"Air Bud Returns," slated for release in US theaters in 2027, is the latest chapter in a franchise that began in 1997 featuring a runaway circus dog who has an extraordinary ability to play basketball.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The social-media circus and competing narratives about the case have made it difficult to tell what’s real and what isn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Quarterly reports today and tomorrow from five members of the Magnificent Seven will overshadow the usual media circus around today’s Federal Reserve meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Lynn, 71, who has lived in Rhiwbina for 46 years, described the bollards as "horrendous" and looking like "the entry to a circus".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

They had bought her from another circus ten years before.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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