Barnum

American

[bahr-nuhm] / ˈbɑr nəm /

noun

P(hineas) T(aylor), 1810–91, U.S. showman who established a circus in 1871.

Barnum British

/ ˈbɑːnəm /

noun

P ( hineas ) T ( aylor ). 1810–91, US showman, who created The Greatest Show on Earth (1871) and, with J. A. Bailey, founded the Barnum and Bailey Circus (1881)

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"The capex is still getting spent," Barnum told a media conference call.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

"The consumer is currently very healthy, primarily because of a healthy labor market," Barnum said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Eric is a Los Angeles sports legend,” said Terry Barnum, Harvard-Westlake‘s athletic director. “He is the voice of high school sports in this city and has been for generations.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

Jeremy Barnum, chief financial officer at JPMorgan, said the decrease in delinquencies stems from improvement in the labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Another of the experts, Barnum Brown of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, took over the excavations, shouldering Figgins aside.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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