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circus

[sur-kuhs] / ˈsɜr kəs /


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It's like being in a travelling circus and the caddies are a great and insightful group.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“It’s a circus of miscalculation. Everything about it is wrong,” he said.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Despite the media circus, there are moments where the streets surrounding Nancy Guthrie’s home do, indeed, resemble an ordinary neighborhood grappling with a tragedy.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

She’s escaped the mad circus of the Borg family in a way — said, “I want my own family.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

The morning the circus was packing up to leave town, we were there to wave her off.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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