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[fan] / fæn /






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The Steelers canceled a fan event in the Bastille neighborhood, which is now swarming with armed police.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Doncic once thought he would retire a Dallas Maverick, building deep bonds with the fan base and franchise that traded for him on draft day and watched him soar to the NBA Finals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

After a five-year hiatus, "A Court of Splintered Harmony" will reunite author Sarah J. Maas's passionate fan base for the midnight release of the sixth book in her genre-defining series.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

I was a spectator and a fan, now I’m a player.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Red, blue, green, and gold drinks fan out like a quetzal’s rainbow of feathers across the six clear trays on Crick’s cart.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Zara Larsson agreed with fans earlier this year that her tickets were too expensive.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Does that mean fans can look forward to no load management throughout the 2026-27 season?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Come kickoff on Sunday, fans don’t expect to be anywhere near potential unrest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

"The fans were on our minds. We wanted to play for something bigger, not only for ourselves. That is always a balance," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Bandits fans had given up on their team winning, but now they were excited again.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon

The blaze, fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, burned across 570 acres and destroyed at least six homes in San Juan Capistrano.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The fires are being fanned by the Santa Ana winds, which normally begin during cooler months from late September to May.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Swain said this Santa Ana wind event doesn’t compare to those that fanned the flames of the Palisades and Eaton fires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

The result gives Bank of Korea policymakers another dataset to contemplate ahead of this month’s meeting, as they weigh further tightening to counter inflation fanned by the Middle East conflict and AI-fueled demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

She made a stronger concoction, burned sweetgrass braids, fanned Omakayas, too, but the deep cold seemed to have seized her heart.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

And more worryingly, retail diesel prices remain at a record high around $5.90 a gallon, fanning concerns about inflation as global financial markets are under strain from a bond selloff and U.S. dollar weakness.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The images they captured from different viewing angles brought out different features, including brighter and darker streaks fanning out around the crater.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

“They were going around fanning people, handing out barf bags left and right.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

On an overcast Wednesday morning in Salt Lake City this summer, four bicyclists gathered in an industrial area not far from the city’s airport before fanning out across town.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

I flip through the pages, fanning them out like I would with a flip-book.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day


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