troupes

plural of troupe
as in troops
an organized group of stage performers I desperately want to join our regional theater's acting troupe and perhaps get a lead role

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Recent Examples of troupes The dance is also well known in neighboring Singapore, thanks to visits by troupes from Java in the 1940s. H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2026 The dancers move without much regard for the audience, and the performances can, at times, seem to be more for González’s troupes than the people watching them. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The celebrated musicians, the eclectic writers, the artist troupes, the lumberjacks, the magicians. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 American patriotism; native, Spanish and Mexican roots On a Sunday afternoon in early May, troupes of dancers in San Elizario, Texas, turned the town plaza into a stage for a reenactment of 500 years of borderlands history. Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 28 June 2026 Throngs of people gather to watch troupes perform ballet over the hum of violin strings, twirl to Hindi music in traditional Indian dress, and even stomp to heavy metal. Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026 There will be bands performing traditional and contemporary Greek music and youth dance troupes in traditional folk costumes along with a kids fun zone, church tours and vendor shopping. Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026 The entire thing is a beautifully chaotic blank canvas for Sacramento’s music community to collaborate and mishmash within itself, to forge a platoon of one-off troupes and ramshackle supergroups — check out some prior videos on the event’s Instagram. Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026 Today, seven all-female troupes ride among some 300 male ones. Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
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Noun
  • North Korea has expanded cooperation with Russia in recent years by supplying troops and ammunition to support its war against Ukraine in return for economic and military assistance.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The participating troops hailed from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division, which typically operates armored vehicles, like M1A2 tanks and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Said alleges that the companies later mishandled her requests for medical accommodations following an assignment covering the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
  • By Sector Glenview Trust, Berkshire Hathaway, Bloomberg Because the 13F does not include international holdings, Berkshire Hathaway initially announced the acquisition of about 5% stakes in five Japanese trading companies at the end of August 2020.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

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