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A stele monument was erected in 2024 to commemorate the victims of the Hirtenberg camp.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
A portrait of Ann Widdecombe has been erected in Parliament to remember the former MP, who was found dead with serious head injuries last month.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
AFP saw several residents of the small town of Mbay, in Nagekeo regency nearest the epicentre, camped out in makeshift tents they had erected using tarpaulins and poles.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
First erected in the early 1960s as an advertising gimmick, these giants are rising again thanks to preservationists, kitsch aficionados and savvy entrepreneurs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
On Main Street below workmen erected three- and four-story buildings, taller than the old line of two-floor establishments.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
