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playbill

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as in handbill

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Recent Examples of playbill 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 My friend had produced a compassionate and creative playbill pamphlet that introduced anti-Zionist ideas without the inaccessible academic language that often limits conversation. — Hayley Margolis, Sun Sentinel, 20 May 2026 The moment mirrors the iconic artwork from the original Broadway poster, still displayed outside the Gershwin Theatre, currently home to the Broadway production of Wicked, in New York, as well as the show’s playbill. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Nov. 2025 Rapper Common flashes the playbills for the new Broadway show The Fear of 13 on opening night at the James Earl Jones Theatre in New York City on April 15. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 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

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Pat George, a frequent flier, avoided a line at the Admirals Club in Miami because a representative called ahead to a second lounge near Gate D15 to confirm there was no wait.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 July 2026
In response to the positive test, MPHD said crews are distributing educational flyers in the affected neighborhood, increasing mosquito trapping, monitoring standing water and applying larvicide where needed to help reduce mosquito populations.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

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While Roku City has long had ads on billboards in Roku City, and has occasionally added custom buildings or vehicles, the stadium adds an interactive element that is new to the screensaver.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
As attendees were escorted out of the Great American State Fair on Sunday because of inclement weather, guests noticed an unfortunate typo displayed on a digital billboard at the National Mall.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 30 June 2026

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