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  • As if the entertainment newswire over the past several months had not already been a three-ring circus, Mars Buchanan stepped boldly and unapologetically back into the spotlight and promptly resigned from his position as West Coast general counsel at ASCAP.

    Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011

  • Judge Bartholomew remembered the O.J. Simpson trial and was adamant that neither the judicial process nor his courtroom would be turned into a three-ring circus.

    Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011

  • It was quite a three-ring circus out at Fort Leavenworth.

    The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

  • Judge Bartholomew remembered the O.J. Simpson trial and was adamant that neither the judicial process nor his courtroom would be turned into a three-ring circus.

    Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011

  • Meanwhile, the Tenenbaum case is a, “crusade waged by a Harvard professor to gut the copyright laws that protect creators and his attempt to transform a courtroom into a ‘three-ring circus’,” says Marks.

    The RIAA belittles Charles Nesson 2009

  • It was quite a three-ring circus out at Fort Leavenworth.

    The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

  • It was stuffed with diaries, seventeen years of secrets: typewritten journals in bulging three-ring binders, others pocket-sized and written by hand.

    The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

  • It was quite a three-ring circus out at Fort Leavenworth.

    The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

  • “Andrew comes from fine baseball stock,” Del said as he handed each player a three-ring binder.

    Parents Behaving Badly Scott Gummer 2011

  • As if the entertainment newswire over the past several months had not already been a three-ring circus, Mars Buchanan stepped boldly and unapologetically back into the spotlight and promptly resigned from his position as West Coast general counsel at ASCAP.

    Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011

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