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monument

[mon-yuh-muhnt, mon-yuh-ment] / ˈmɒn jə mənt, ˈmɒn jəˌmɛnt /


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One of his acrylic paintings, featuring two angels soaring above the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. monument, now anchors a larger body of work, “Los Angelitos.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Uganda's army chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba said the monument honoured his courage and selfless service.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

It would be emblazoned on movie posters, erected as a promotional monument outside theaters and rendered in plastic as a $70 popcorn holder.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The wedding of the second version of Taylor, by contrast, was a monument to her own arrested development.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

There were twelve thick granite panels on the walls inside the circular monument.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III

"It does have beautiful illustrations in it and some pages that fold out to show you they were using exact measurements of some of the monuments in Greece."

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

The 'trees that hit the moon' are more than towering natural monuments.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

Others seem to think of them as fitting monuments to deceased men.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

The medieval Cloth Hall and St. Martin’s Church were two of the most prominent monuments in Ypres, Belgium, and among World War I’s early casualties.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The granite is used to make monuments and statues, which are brought to all parts of Egypt for people to admire.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman




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