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[fan-fair] / ˈfæn fɛər /


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A revealing dispatch from across the pond: Kim Kardashian’s underwear empire has expanded to the U.K., to much fanfare.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

Former OpenAI employee Leopold Aschenbrenner established his Situational Awareness hedge fund to great fanfare in 2024.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

Earlier this month, to much fanfare, the chip maker introduced American depositary receipts to add to its longstanding listing in Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

His arrival in government was greeted with much fanfare by some in the Labour Party and described as "radical" and "innovative".

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

They leave without fanfare, in the middle of the day, when Gogol and Maxine are both at work.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

For Bruckner, rising melodic scales, humongous fanfares with trumpets and horns and Wagner tubas galore and repeated patterns over and over by an unstoppable orchestra serve as injections of musical endorphins.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 11, 2025

But all the fancy regal fanfares in the world on Tuesday might be drowned out by bigger realities.

From BBC Nov. 4, 2023

Bley’s influential body of work included delicate chamber miniatures and rugged, blaring fanfares, with a lot of varied terrain in between.

From Seattle Times Oct. 20, 2023

But under Mälkki’s baton, and with this orchestra — Sibelius’s sound world etched in its bones — “Finlandia” was newly disarming, modestly dignified in its touching harmonies and iron-willed fanfares.

From New York Times May 10, 2023

Horns blew fanfares as Lionstar and Lady Lyanna pushed out from shore, moving downriver to clear the way for Seaswift.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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