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goldfish bowl
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goldfish bowl
(noun)
goldfish bowl
noun
plural
goldfish bowls
goldfish bowl
noun
plural
goldfish bowls
Britannica Dictionary definition of GOLDFISH BOWL
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a place or condition in which there is no privacy
celebrities who cannot escape from the
goldfish bowl
of constant publicity
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