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theatrics

[thee-a-triks] / θiˈæ trɪks /


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Bondi did not face the survivors, instead replying: “I’m not going to get into the gutter with this woman doing theatrics.”

From Los Angeles Times

Bondi accused Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., of “theatrics” when she asked Bondi to apologize to a group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors for the DOJ’s “absolutely unacceptable release of the Epstein files and their information.”

From Salon

Mr. Erving embodied the playground game of New York’s Rucker Park and Philadelphia’s Baker League with cool elegance and above-the-rim theatrics.

From The Wall Street Journal

At last year's Grammys, Lady Gaga booked out an entire ad break to premiere the music video for Abracadabra, her fantastically maximalist return to pop theatrics.

From BBC

“It effectively killed the last vestiges of ’80s glam rock, all that hair, metal and theatrics,” says Fink.

From The Wall Street Journal