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ventriloquist

[ven-tril-uh-kwist] / vɛnˈtrɪl ə kwɪst /


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Being a magician in a movie is a bit like being a ventriloquist on the radio: What’s the point?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

So when their sons initially insisted on trying to become actors, both Rick and his wife, Jeanine — who was an amateur ventriloquist — reacted positively.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2024

Over the past four years it is alleged that she manipulated the mayor in person and by phone with remarkable ventriloquist skills.

From BBC • May 26, 2024

If you look at some of the cases from the original, I mean, there's ventriloquist dummies who are on trial.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2023

“What do you say, Papa?” said Angeline in a deep bass, nodding the pillow like a ventriloquist manipulating her dummy.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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