Streisand

British

/ ˈstraɪsænd /

noun

Barbra. born 1942, US singer, actress, and film director: the films she has acted in include Funny Girl (1968) and A Star is Born (1976); her films as actress and director include Yentl (1983), Prince of Tides (1990), and The Mirror has Two Faces (1996)

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According to Oprah.com, Streisand wanted the house “from the moment” she saw it, and waited 11 years to buy it.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Commentators described it as a classic example of the so-called "Streisand effect" -- in which an attempt to hide something draws even greater attention to it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Streisand quickly moved to challenge the announced sale on Jeanie’s behalf.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

It's called the Streisand Effect - a phenomenon named after singer and actress Barbra Streisand, whose attempts to remove photographs of her home from the internet only increased the number of people who saw them.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Yeah, I know Streisand isn't Persian, but it's the best pop culture example I could come up with.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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