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no-show

[noh-shoh] / ˈnoʊˌʃoʊ /






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In the Los Angeles mayor’s race, incumbent Karen Bass was at roughly a third of the vote, no show of strength.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

However, there will be no show from the breakout Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson, who was one of the most eagerly awaited at London Fashion Week in recent seasons.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Although New York's competition got an appearance from Chalamet himself, the real "Carmy" was a no show in Chicago as he's busy filming the Bruce Springsteen biopic, "Deliver Me From Nowhere."

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2024

Reporters waited in the press room of Wroclaw's Tarczynski Arena, but a distraught Daniel Dubois was a no show, opting to head straight back to the hotel.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2023

Then she relax back in her seat cause she don’t have to put on no show for me.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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