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monument

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


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“Vandalizing our World War II Memorial is a despicable attack on a sacred monument honoring the Americans who fought and died for our freedom,” Pirro said on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

A cartoonish monument depicting a certain oafish world leader dominates the intersection outside.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

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

Sadako’s friends began to dream of building a monument to her and all children who were killed by the atom bomb.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr

Neighborhoods commission the monuments, build the barracas, prepare the food, and turn valuable public space into temporary headquarters.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

"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

They built some of Rome’s vital monuments, such as the Colosseum.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Its carefully planned streets and advanced brick drainage systems indicate that resources were directed toward shared infrastructure rather than monuments celebrating rulers or religious elites.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

Along with the toll of human lives, entire towns and villages had been wiped off the map, to be remembered, if at all, by means of small stone monuments that resemble graveyard headstones.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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