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playbill

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as in handbill

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Recent Examples of playbill The couple shared their excitement for Joaquin's performance on social media, with Ripa sharing photos of the show's playbill on her Instagram stories. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 The names of the oldest Metro stations also contained micro-histories, so too the faded playbills of the theaters and chipped words at the tramcar stop. — Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026 According to his bio in the playbill, Zelig graduated from Pace University with a BFA in commercial dance. — Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026 The rotating lineup had been drawing enthusiastic crowds, and Shane had settled into the post-show ritual of heading outside to greet fans, sign playbills and snap selfies. — Ryan Brennan march 2, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for playbill

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Guardino began collecting rock memorabilia 55 years ago, amassing vinyl records, posters, handbills and autographed photos into what is considered the largest private collection of rock ephemera in Northern California.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2026
The exhibition brings together public health campaigns, agitprop, benefit flyers, and club handbills showing how poster design helped build survival networks from the ground up.

— Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2026

Definition of handbill

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Other airlines, including American’s chief rivals United Airlines and Delta Air Lines, currently allow customers to combine their frequent flyer miles with cash.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Like Alaska, Hawaiian Airlines offers travelers with flights delayed for at least three hours extra compensation in the form of frequent flier points (at least 2,000 Atmos Rewards points) or a voucher toward a future flight of at least $50.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

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With mail ballots scheduled to arrive at homes in early October, typical markers of election season — yard signs, TV ads, billboards and bumper stickers — are rarely seen.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
One of the first things to catch my eye was a campaign billboard for a far-right Alternative for Germany candidate.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of billboard

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In a country known for its bootstrap individualism, this was a monumental handout; officials ultimately doled out an area the size of Pakistan.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
This handout image released by the Grand Canyon National Park Service via X (formerly Twitter) on August 30, 2026 shows remnants of stone bridge pylons along Bright Angel Creek following a flash flood that destroyed the footbridge on August 29.

— Trevor Ault, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of handout

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