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clown

[kloun] / klaʊn /




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The Tonopah Historic Mining Park is a big tourist attraction, along with the Clown Motel and other lodging establishments supposedly haunted by the ghosts of dead miners and other paranormal phenomena.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

For those who more dread than relish the imminent arrival of a fifth “Toy Story” film, a healthy dose of KoKo the Clown, one of the studio’s original characters, might just be called for.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The series also resists the temptation to show Gacy dressed up as Pogo the Clown, the image that helped kick several generations’ claims of coulrophobia into high gear.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025

The modern-day Robin Hood story followed mask-wearing highwaymen the Clown and the Wolfman.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

When Rocky the Clown found out what I had told Heike, he glared at me.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore




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