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In the lavish memorial erected by his grieving widow, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert is golden, but few world leaders are permanently gilded, and certainly not before their deaths.

From Los Angeles Times

They just erected a Blue Note here in Los Angeles, which is awesome.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, by forgoing any Jewish characters when there was already a burgeoning transplanted minority — all we see is a kibbutz being erected in the far distance — seems like too careful an avoidance of contextual reality.

From Los Angeles Times

A permanent replacement has yet to be erected -- government approval is needed for religious buildings, and it has not yet been granted.

From Barron's

Dozens of California schools, streets, parks and libraries bear the name of Cesar Chavez — on top of the statues erected and holiday established in his honor.

From Los Angeles Times