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monument

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


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On a drizzly morning in June, all was still on Tuskegee's South Main Street, a two-lane road that runs into the heart of the town square, where a towering Confederate monument loomed over the emptiness.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Several participants in the commemoration were draped in Israeli and EU flags, as they paid their respects at a monument erected in 2001 to mark the site of the pogrom.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

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

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

Hundreds began running down the grassy embankment on the west side of the Washington monument shouting "Charge!" and temporarily overwhelming security forces.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

Then Blackjack took off, circling twice around the monument before disappearing into the clouds.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

It revealed "monuments ranging from prehistoric long barrows and forts to Roman buildings and even First World War practice trenches," they said.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The study may also help explain why the construction of megalithic tombs and other massive stone monuments came to an end across Europe during roughly the same period.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

To celebrate the semiquincentennial this July 4, read a selection of essays from the Journal’s ‘Masterpiece’ column highlighting the artistry of monuments, paintings, books and more related to our country’s founding ideals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Pirro vowed to hold to account anyone who damages national monuments and said her office is reviewing about a half-dozen other cases which will be misdemeanors or violations.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

It was cold outside, and dark, and a leaky, insipid mist lay swollen in the air and trickled down the large, unpolished stone blocks of the houses and the pedestals of monuments.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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