stilt
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The National Endowment for the Arts had a couple of stilt dancers from New Orleans.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
This year's carnival featured musical performances, bedazzled horses, huge dragons and dancing stilt walkers.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
It’s shifted over the years — there were stilt walkers for a bit, and Sawdust’s historical site notes there was once a mascot in “Jelf,” part jester, part elf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
"Conducting research on Must Farm is a bit like getting an estate agent's tour of a Bronze Age stilt house," said David Gibson, report co-author and Archaeological Manager at CAU.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024
They dodged acrobats and a stilt walker and a harp player.
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
Choreographed dances, acrobatic tricks, a pitcher on stilts and other antics keep the entertainment flowing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
To avoid our planet’s environmental inconveniences, the stilts can rise above any inclement weather.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Over half of it will be elevated -- a major concern for Alexandrians who fear the tree-lined track will be replaced by eyesore concrete stilts.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
At the Blind Tiger, one of a number of bars on stilts along the waterfront, I ordered one and asked a group at the bar who made the town’s best.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
In the distance, a shabby shack on stilts comes into view.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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