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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In 2017, Jeanie fired her older brother Jim as president of basketball operations, and her siblings responded with an attempted power-grab that Streisand described as a “coup.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Former classmates from Brooklyn’s Erasmus High, Diamond and Barbra Streisand joined forces for this chart-topping duet after each had already recorded the tune on their own.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

Bringing it up kind of seems like an unforced error and invitation for a Streisand effect.

From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026

The show also included a lengthy "In Memoriam" segment, paying tribute to actor Robert Redford, which included a rare stage performance from Barbra Streisand.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 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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