effigy
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Currently nominated for multiple Oscars, Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” traces how the immeasurable sorrow of losing a child fueled William Shakespeare to write “Hamlet” as a literary effigy to loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
But the dunking spawned the legend of the "Curse of the Colonel" that said the Tigers would never win another title until the effigy was recovered.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
True to the festival’s name, every structure at Burning Man is temporary, as many buildings, along with the effigy, are set on fire by the end of the festival.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2025
Politicians from other parties have also condemned the effigy.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025
He said they had sent a photographer out to take a picture of the effigy.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
Andrea Deans, the artist and co-chair of the Edenbridge Bonfire Society, has been creating the effigies since 2016.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
These modern effigies to mass production and over-consumption carry their own history, gained from both the seller in need and the tourist who purchases them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024
Venezuelans set effigies on fire as part of an Easter tradition, while zookeepers in Chile treated their animals to Easter eggs filled with snacks.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
“We’ve seen this time and time again from groups across countries where groups will burn effigies, crosses and other items, or even just film themselves around large conflagrations,” he said in a email to AP.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
Sutues of saints, and of crusaders on their biers, or those pretending to be crusaders; effigies of all kinds.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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