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“We don’t bring any material aid,” said Sandra Rodríguez, part of a volunteer group that organizes clown shows and other diversions, speaking at a golf course that has become an official homeless encampment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

They include depictions of Manila as a clown and a snake, among other things.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

A clown paints children's faces, music fills the air, as families spread picnic carpets across the grass.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

Most know Morgan as a singular kind of clown who pulls everyone’s focus simply by entering a room.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

Movies and floating homes and his brothers pranks, like last night when John wore a scary clown mask and tapped Jack while he was asleep.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

For all its clowns and pratfalls, it’s quietly one of television’s great food shows.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

A brass band played lively jazz, while a man made giant bubbles with a pair of sticks and clowns sold balloon animals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

Say you don’t pay much attention to the nitty-gritty of politics and think they’re all a bunch of clowns.

From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026

Growing up in Chicago, Piller and her mother performed as clowns at birthdays and company picnics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025

But right away it was not the clowns that interested me.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

“Strangers clowned us,” former Ambassadors player Victoria Henson told me the other day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

His song Thick Of It, which features Trippie Redd, was nominated for song of the year - despite being something he was "clowned for".

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025

The Apollo 7 astronauts also won a special Emmy award for their daily television reports from orbit, during which they clowned around, held up humorous signs and educated earthlings about space flight.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2023

Watching the way people dressed, absorbing the way people joked, got clowned, handled being the centerpiece of a roast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2022

Nate tried not to stare at Paul, but he kept thinking of the devilish teenager who’d clowned around on Papa’s ships.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

An audience expecting acrobatic basketball stunts and on-court clowning set to “Sweet Georgia Brown,” the Globetrotters’ signature song, was instead treated to a real, close-fought exhibition.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

But for all that clowning, Mr. Leeke tells us, Luciano was dead serious about keeping the game safe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

“They have told me how much the medical clowning work has enriched their ability to converse, communicate and connect with patients — it helps so much with their bedside manner,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

But too much clowning around might not look so smart.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025

I mean, I still didn't know him that well for Jazz to be clowning him so bad.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds