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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

“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

Nik Wallenda said in a statement: “I am beyond excited to be able to walk with my sister, Lijana, as she overcomes near-death injuries and continues the Wallenda tradition of never giving up.”

From Washington Times • May 23, 2019

Rietta Wallenda was one of the performers who fell to the ground.

From Fox News • Mar. 22, 2019

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