circus
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I’ve no doubt that Head signed on to that gore circus for the fun of it and out of a desire to shake up his image yet again.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
Is the thief a member of The Incredible Flying Squirrels circus troupe performing daring leaps in the attic?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Lee recounts a rigmarole of joys and traumas—a trip to the circus, a bad breakup, a house fire—which all fail to leave much of an impression.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Keane described Fernandes as being at the centre of a "circus act" following United's 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest on the penultimate weekend of the season.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
One summer evening—we would have been in our forties now, I suppose—Peter and I went to the circus in Toronto, a traveling circus from France.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Vocabulary lists containing circus
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