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Distracting people from a ruinous war and domestic unrest with bread and circuses isn’t new.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Murphy casts fame and celebrity like the Romans used bread and circuses.
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Michael Appler,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2024
My second takeaway is that bread and circuses — the Roman phrase for distracting the populace with spectacle — was in full force.
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Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
19 July 2024
So part of this is a kind of bread and circuses campaign, right?
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The Politics Of Everything,
The New Republic,
27 Sep. 2023
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Murphy casts fame and celebrity like the Romans used bread and circuses.
—
Michael Appler,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2024
My second takeaway is that bread and circuses — the Roman phrase for distracting the populace with spectacle — was in full force.
—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
19 July 2024
So part of this is a kind of bread and circuses campaign, right?
—
The Politics Of Everything,
The New Republic,
27 Sep. 2023
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“Bread and circuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bread%20and%20circuses. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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