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Ringling

American  
[ring-ling] / ˈrɪŋ lɪŋ /

noun

  1. Albert (1852–1916), and his brothers Alfred (1861–1919), Charles (1863–1926), John (1866–1936), and Otto (1858–1911), U.S. circus owners.


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Companies like Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey offered elephants, equestrian acts, clowns and contortionists in a huge Big Top that could seat thousands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026

Barnum, the 19th-century showman who founded the Ringling Bros. circus.

From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2025

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, that self-proclaimed greatest show on Earth, is back seven years after folding up its big top for what was feared to be the last time.

From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2024

Beyond Ringling, however, we still have some distance to go toward fully realizing this value.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2023

I tell him about our years with Ringling and how we left after the birth of our third child.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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