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harlequin

[hahr-luh-kwin, -kin] / ˈhɑr lə kwɪn, -kɪn /
NOUN
clown
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Several publishers, including Harlequin, Avon Books and Berkeley Romance, then dropped out from the annual conference.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

But as she’s stymied in her quest for romance and stardom, our heroine morphs into a droll, nasty-minded comedian named Joker the Harlequin.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024

If the Harlequin comes off the bench he would become the sixth Englishman to reach the milestone after Youngs, Jason Leonard, Owen Farrell, Dan Cole and Courtney Lawes.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

I read so many Harlequin romance novels as a kid.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2023

A Harlequin in court cast a spell that moved the entire country.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness




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