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Fans

  • plural
    of Fan.
    fan
    noun
    any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
fans
  • present tense form
    of fan (3rd person singular).
    fan
    noun
    any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.

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Fans chanted this month for the firing of football coach Lincoln Riley — after years of underachieving — though the Trojans have defeated Washington and Penn State after an Oregon loss.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Some of the appeal is the concept’s accessibility: Fans can play a version without needing to be stranded somewhere à la “Survivor” or stuck in a house for weeks like on “Big Brother.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Fans of the subgenre, known and loved for its depiction of journalism’s slow yet effective behind-the-scenes processes, might see this as a fatal flaw.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Fans reacted angrily when news broke that Everton had accepted a £40m bid from Nottingham Forest for one of their prized assets, England Under-19 midfielder Harrison Armstrong.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Fans thronged into the Uptown Theater in Pasadena to see The Life of Seabiscuit, a compilation of the horse’s newsreel footage.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

The utility recommends setting air conditioners to 78 degrees, closing curtains during peak sun hours and using fans to circulate the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

To judge from the lines of young, very devoted fans snaking around the cemetery, Geese has already built the requisite subculture to thrive longer-term.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"It's a tough balance where you've got to explain some context to the new fans without patronising your older fans," Dunn adds.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“It was all about skin prep. We asked the girls to grow their eyebrows. We’re fans of FaceGym. They had Humantra electrolytes every morning, and did Jart+ face masks,” said Stacey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

They’re to keep the fans of opposing teams from getting into fights with each other, and to keep out people who didn’t pay for a ticket.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman