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audience

[aw-dee-uhns] / ˈɔ di əns /




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She steered clear of politics, saying she didn't want to alienate half her audience.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

But they were stuck between two of the “best bands in the history of recording music,” Macklovitch told the audience.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Wynton Marsalis learned early that jazz means keep on keeping on—even when the audience is thin.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The final five debuted as a group at the show’s finale in October of 2025, where they performed before an audience of 10,000 at the Auditorio Nacional Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Part of the audience took the idea of talking to the dead seriously, others must have come to whisper about the reputations of the two Fox sisters.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Ms. Parton first came to the attention of regional TV audiences in 1967 on the syndicated “Porter Wagoner Show,” and she signed with RCA later that year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

When a major studio buys its competitor, it leads to lower compensation for industry workers and reduced choices and diversity for audiences.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

A festival slot does not guarantee that a movie will ever see the light of day with mainstream audiences, let alone get the wide theatrical release that “It Ends” is enjoying now.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2026

Long before this sort of content became a social media phenomenon, programmes such as Britain's Biggest Hoarders, The Hoarder Next Door and Hoarder SOS were attracting audiences on television.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

And during the intermissions—there was always an intermission of ten minutes halfway through the concert—he delivered short talks on musical appreciation to the audiences.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden




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