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[fan-fair] / ˈfæn fɛər /


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Swift and Kelce announced their engagement in August after two years of dating, to much fanfare.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

This view came from England “and crossed the Atlantic with the colonists — and was adopted with little fanfare after the Revolution,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

The native Ohioan said she had so far only seen "a lot of forklifts unloading trucks. If I am online and I see...a commotion and a fanfare, I will probably come back."

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

The event started with the Crown of Scotland being escorted down the Royal Mile from Edinburgh Castle before the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland brass ensemble performed a fanfare in the debating chamber.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Even after a trumpeter appeared on a tiny balcony at the peak of the playhouse and blew a fanfare, the babble scarcely diminished.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood




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