as in exhibits
an elaborate, visually exciting show or event
no longer the mechanisms by which nominees are actually chosen, party conventions are mostly raree-shows for rallying the faithful
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Meanwhile, companies and government agencies like YouTube, Harley-Davidson, Meta and NASA will also have exhibits at the fair.
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With more than 50 exhibits in the show, it’s bound to be a far-out adventure.
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Her daughters Charli, 6, and Lacie Lou, 4, have been competing in pageants since a very young age, with Charli making her stage debut at just 8 months old.
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Immersive museums, covered wagon campgrounds, pageants, and hands-on historical sites breathe life into Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books and make her characters come alive.
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Andrew Raftery Two forceful exhibitions have shown how Indian artists and presses met the cultural upheaval of the nineteenth century with lithographic prints that rendered Hindu gods more approachable and helped to galvanize national identity.
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Alongside his acting career, Baker had, by the 1970s, established himself as a painter and sculpture with exhibitions in prominent galleries in Los Angeles, New York, and New England.
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Beyond manufacturing, The Yard includes a design studio, a bespoke consultation room for custom frame commissions, a training academy for opticians and makers, and a growing archive of historic spectacles spanning more than two centuries.
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According to Blair, originality, practical filmmaking and emerging voices matter more than franchises and giant visual effects spectacles.
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Severe thunderstorms are also forecast to develop later in the day, threatening fireworks displays and other outdoor events from the Plains to the Northeast with damaging winds, lightning and heavy downpours.
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The broadcast will also feature coverage of fireworks displays at Disneyland Resort.
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