spectacle
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Are you an American who’s enjoying the spectacle of the very Gallic rioting in France?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
“The resources and the planning it took to create such a spectacle had to easily cost millions of dollars,” the statement said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Certain obvious questions arise from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington this past week, a spectacle that one observer has described as “diplotainment” rather than actual diplomacy.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
That is partly what happened with Mundhe, whose inspection videos have turned routine enforcement into a widely watched spectacle.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Big Ma said, “I don’t know why we have to make a grand Negro spectacle out of everything. “I’ll get my hat.”
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
"People are noticing those big swarms again. They can celebrate what I think is one of nature's great spectacles."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Harry Styles’ queer residency, and other spectacles like it, are what is left until a new bygone era arrives in time.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
The incident occurred days before Google announced its multi-year partnership with Beast Industries, a company founded by YouTube influencer Jimmy Donaldson, also known as his media personality MrBeast, who produces viral spectacles online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The company released its first spectacles shortly before its 2017 IPO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Besides this, at the appropriate times of the year he should keep the populace occupied with festivals and spectacles.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing spectacle
Party Parlance for Mardi Gras
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Common Senses: Spec, Spect, Spic ("Look")
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