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Wallenda

American  
[wo-len-duh, vah-len-dah] / wɒˈlɛn də, vɑˈlɛn dɑ /

noun

  1. Karl 1905–78, German circus aerialist.


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In 2021, it was sold again, to a corporation that counts the famed aerialist Nik Wallenda as a minority owner, and became a bit more death-defying.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2023

Wallenda, who has made successful walks across Niagara Falls and above Times Square, said he has been training with an oxygen depravation mask to mirror the conditions above the volcano.

From Reuters • Feb. 27, 2020

Daredevil Nik Wallenda wowed Chicago and the world with two hair-raising skyscraper crossings on high wires without a safety net or a harness.

From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2019

“Of course, I’m nervous. How would you not be? You know the fact that I’m going to be risking my life, along with my sister who nearly lost hers to that same wire,” Wallenda said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2019

Rietta’s mother Carla and Nick Wallenda said Rietta is still having trouble walking because of the injuries she suffered from the fall.

From Fox News • Mar. 22, 2019