troupe

as in ensemble
an organized group of stage performers I desperately want to join our regional theater's acting troupe and perhaps get a lead role

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Recent Examples of troupe The Filipino male vocal troupe is the only non-solo musical act to occupy more than one position. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025 Performing troupes have 48 hours to create a 10-minute show. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025 Minty Fresh Circus: This Black circus troupe conceived by producer Monique Martin uses circus routines to inform about African American history and culture. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025 The couple met in Chicago at Second City, the famed comedy troupe, and married in 1978. Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for troupe
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Noun
  • These guys just really knew how to bring the most out of an ensemble.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • The ensemble also includes The Commitments star Colm Meaney in a silent role as Ian Bailey, Game of Thrones actor Aidan Gillen as a defense lawyer, and Irish actor and filmmaker John Connors (The Black Guelph) as one of the jurors.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • By Sunday, as images of burning self-driving cars and confrontations near the downtown federal detention center spread across social media, Trump issued a presidential order deploying 2,000 National Guard troops.
    Nik Popli, Time, 11 June 2025
  • The Pentagon has not had a news conference since the deployment of troops to Los Angeles, referring reporters with questions about the mission to Hegseth's posts on X. On X, Hegseth said the troops were needed to protect federal immigration officers and detention buildings.
    Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 10 June 2025
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  • Directed by Ry Russo-Young (Nuclear Family, And Just Like That) and, crucially, produced by Cooper’s company Unwell, Call Her Alex takes a form so typical of the authorized 21st century celebrity documentary, it’s become a cliché.
    Judy Berman, Time, 10 June 2025
  • Last summer, Tyche Bank said 500,000 euros were being made available for La Perla, as reported, allowing the company to restart operations at its plant in Bologna, Italy.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 June 2025

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