fan
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There’s no honor in tormenting a devoted fan base that doesn’t need any more suffering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Of course an actor largely known for taking down sexual offenders on a cop procedural and for being a massive Knicks fan will host the Emmys.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Michael Dorn, who, as the Klingon Starfleet officer Worf, has more screen time than any other “Star Trek” actor, was first a fan and he recognizes how the show was more than just sci-fi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Despite his frustrations with “useless NFL gasbaggery,” Jason Gay breaks down why you should be excited about the season…unless you’re a Cleveland Browns or New York Jets fan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Walter turns off the propeller fan, and we float the rest of the way.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
Late last week in an Instagram statement, Stella Parton thanked fans for the “genuine” support, urging them to use her sister’s life as an “example for tolerance and respect towards others.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Joe Bradshaw: Iconic edge rusher Myles Garrett has left the Browns and they still have huge questions at quarterback with Deshaun Watson booed by his own fans during pre-season.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
And in the time since, LIV continued to face the problem that dogged the league from the outset: It failed to latch on with fans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Many recent stand-up acts might be critically acclaimed, but too few of them seem to garner the level of public praise as others do ire from fans.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Its single narrow room wasn’t air-conditioned, but the cool morning air came in through the open door and was moved around by big ceiling fans.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
Tucakovic said the firestorm burned through "everything in their path" as officials confirmed flames, fanned by strong winds, engulfed 1,000 hectares in just four hours.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Yet, fires fanned by increasingly extreme weather have stress-tested these measures more than ever before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
The flames were only fanned when James’s agent, Rich Paul, publicly discussed the various franchises making their pitches at the start of July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Temperatures topped 40C and gusts of hot wind fanned the flames in the southern Italian island, where wildfires have been raging for several days.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
After a while, the baboons fanned out and began digging earnestly in the soil.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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
“They were going around fanning people, handing out barf bags left and right.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Oil prices extended hefty gains Tuesday as hopes for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz fade, fanning fresh inflation fears and ramping up bets on at least one US interest rate hike this year.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 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
She smiles, tired lines fanning out from her eyes in a way that seems like we are sitting at her kitchen counter and not three years and three thousand miles from who we were.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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