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disc jockey

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Recent Examples of disc jockey Other highlights of the morning included a live disc jockey, magicians from Magic Castle in Los Angeles, Star Wars characters, LAPD K9 officers and motorcycles, free face painting, caricature drawings and a balloon artist. — Marianne Love, Daily News, 1 June 2026 Albanese, a keen disc jockey who performs at charity events under the stage name DJ Albo, joked about Takaichi’s renowned interest in heavy metal music. — ABC News, 4 May 2026 Catsimatidis even hired one of WABC’s legendary disc jockeys, Bruce Morrow — known to millions of baby boomers as Cousin Brucie. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 The man holding the microphone was Murray Kaufman, a popular New York disc jockey who went by the name Murray the K. — Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disc jockey

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Mike Veeck, son of team owner Bill Veeck, hatched a plan to stop the hemorrhaging, inviting WLUP shock jock Steve Dahl to burn a crate of disco records on the field in the break between a White Sox and Detroit Tigers doubleheader.

— Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
And like Limbaugh, who built himself from a radio shock jock to a media titan by feeding listeners’ grievances, Fuentes tells his audience a story that encourages them to channel their anxieties and frustrations into disdain and hate for women and non-white people.

— Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 6 June 2026

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Tesla celebrated with servers on roller skates delivering orders, a Skypad DJ, and a phalanx of Cybercabs (4 in total), among other things.

— Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Last season the Horned Frogs had one of the more underrated tight ends in the Big 12 with DJ Rogers, who had the best season of his career with 319 yards and two touchdowns.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

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Tyrese Maxey, LeBron and VJ Edgecombe will be incredible in transition.

— Jason Jones, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The King previously met Fenton, a Burma Star recipient who served as a bombardier with the 178th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, during the 80th anniversary celebrations of VJ Day in London last year.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

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