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[gest] / gɛst /


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"We would, therefore, request the university to strongly reconsider the choice of chief guest for this convocation."

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

“Honestly, so many hysterical actors are based out of here, and it makes it so much easier with regard to guest cast in a comedy,” Schumacker admits.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Our guest this week—a Ford Maverick XL compact pickup, with a 2.0-liter, gas-only engine—turns back the clock in a number of ways.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, David, and guest host Juliette Kayyem discuss whether the benefits of the Flock surveillance network are worth its tradeoffs.

From Slate Aug. 13, 2026

To an untrained guest, it might have been unnerving, but she did not fear falling.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Disneyland has updated signage around Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, warning guests that they will be removed from the park if they stand up while on the log-flume ride.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Upon entering the home, guests are greeted with an elegant foyer, which boasts an elegant staircase and tile floors.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

It’s available on Thursday nights and to no more than 16 guests.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Our conversation was interrupted by a steady parade of friends and guests, popping by to say hello.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Many guests who made the pilgrimage to Mount Vernon included veterans who were glad to pay Billy to hear his war stories.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Like many other MCs in recent years, Puerto Rico’s Young Miko gained global traction when she guested in one of Argentine producer Bizarrap’s infamous YouTube sessions.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 31, 2024

Gorsuch spoke at the presidential libraries of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan and guested on Firing Line, a PBS opinion show hosted by the conservative commentator Margaret Hoover.

From Slate Oct. 4, 2024

When I guested out for my first “Nutcracker,” at the American Dance Theater of Long Island, I danced the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and I was like, well, Sugar Plum is pink.

From New York Times Apr. 21, 2023

"Richard Belzer was one of the most kindest and welcoming actors when I guested on two episodes of Law and Order: SVU," tweeted Marlee Matlin.

From Salon Feb. 19, 2023

Sansa remembered Lord Yohn Royce, who had guested at Winterfell two years before.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

She reminded the men that the panel they were guesting on had nothing to do with foreign policy.

From Slate Nov. 19, 2025

They also appeared regularly on television, making specials and guesting on various shows.

From Seattle Times Mar. 7, 2024

“My day was always better for having passed through the Earwolf studios, whether it’s hosting or guesting, whatever.”

From The Verge Mar. 22, 2022

Before Run the Jewels, Killer Mike was a satellite member of Outkast’s Dungeon Family collective, guesting on other people’s hits and releasing a few near-hits of his own.

From New York Times May 26, 2020

And since his own lord had exiled him and his story went before him, none would take him in, but after the three days’ guesting all sent him from their doors as an outlaw.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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