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Recent Examples of little people
What surprised me most wasn’t just how easy the donating process was but how little people know about it, and the misconceptions that prevent them from ever trying.
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Dave Oates, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
The Royal Russian Midget Troupe was a group of 20 little people who performed throughout Germany, Japan and Russia before coming to the United States in 1932.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Mickey books him into a residency at the swanky Wynn Casino, passing the whole thing off as part of his newfound interest in giving back to the little people, not his bone-deep interest in looking out for himself.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
As an extra challenge for Wheat, the extended (and hair-raisingly hilarious) sequence of a horde of children running through glass doors and breaking down wooden fences was accomplished by 17 little people, meaning the hairstylist had to match each stunt double’s hair to a child actor’s.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Dave Oates, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
The Royal Russian Midget Troupe was a group of 20 little people who performed throughout Germany, Japan and Russia before coming to the United States in 1932.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Mickey books him into a residency at the swanky Wynn Casino, passing the whole thing off as part of his newfound interest in giving back to the little people, not his bone-deep interest in looking out for himself.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
As an extra challenge for Wheat, the extended (and hair-raisingly hilarious) sequence of a horde of children running through glass doors and breaking down wooden fences was accomplished by 17 little people, meaning the hairstylist had to match each stunt double’s hair to a child actor’s.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for little people
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In podcasts, internet-comment sections, the replies to his viral Instagram videos, and stories from his friends and colleagues, Fleming is described as a Muppet, a fairy, a prophet, a cartoon.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Poppies and lupines made surprise appearances in January joining more traditional early bloomers like fairy duster and chuparosa.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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The theft follows a similar incident in December, when members of the same group flooded into a Montreal grocery store dressed as Santa Clause and his elves, stealing food and leaving some of it gift-wrapped under a nearby Christmas tree.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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One of Magnason’s first jobs was at the National Archives of Iceland, where he was surrounded by books about the old Norse gods, colonial histories, and even stories about elves.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2026
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Meet the goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni), a predator so rare that fewer than 250 individuals have ever been recorded worldwide.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The plot follows a young girl who ends up wishing away her baby brother into the goblin labyrinth.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Scrubsnyc are a pair of internet trolls who livestream videos of themselves appearing to harass everyday New Yorkers, provoking outrage, and often finding themselves being thrown out of apartment buildings, bodegas and other establishments.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Even if a plan is solid, clowns and trolls might try to take it down anyway.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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And thank the faeries for that.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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In the afternoon, Paint with Pfred will feature spring gnomes for all ages.—
Melissa Grzybowski,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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The stop-motion Harrison has friendly interactions with gnomes, a Venus flytrap, a distinguished-looking oak tree, and even a sentient being who lives in a cave.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
16 Dec. 2025
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Audrey Hepburn’s pixie cut in Roman Holiday cemented her gamine appeal.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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Law’s bleach blond pixie cut made a statement as well.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Irish symbols, booze and leprechauns were glorified.—
Bella Monaco,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The legend suggests that wearing green will keep you safe from being pinched by a leprechaun.—
Lianna Norman,
Florida Times-Union,
17 Feb. 2026
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