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troupes

noun

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 Acrobatic troupes have materialized in other parts of the city. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 School is back in session for thousands of Bay Area kids, which also means theater is back in session for many of our regional troupes. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026 Aerialist Beth Stavros performed on Downer Place, while other performers included Lisa Medina, cellist Adela Skowronski, belly dance troupes and Americana roots band Tank and the Beez. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 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

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Rather than sending troops into Yemen, the Saudis will likely launch airstrikes against the Houthis and ramp up support of nationalist forces, several analysts said.

— NBC news, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
The Saudis countered with an air campaign and ground force composed of Yemeni pro-government paramilitary factions, Saudi and Emirati troops and mercenaries.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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There’s a reason some of the planet’s oldest companies can be found in Japan.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Culver City’s mix of Hollywood studios, tech companies and available office space is drawing a growing cluster of AI filmmaking startups eager to reshape the industry.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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