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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

"I will continue to fight for this treasured national monument."

From BBC Aug. 13, 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

And as for the enormous peach stone—it was set up permanently in a place of honor in Central Park and became a famous monument.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl

Alicante gives it ill-fated monuments and exuberant crowds.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

"The evidence is clear, vandals have repeatedly caused damage to the Reflecting Pool," Burgum posted on X. "We won't back down to deranged people who want to destroy, deface, or degrade our monuments."

From Barron's Aug. 1, 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

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

Confederate monuments, memorials, and imagery proliferated throughout the South during the Civil Rights Era.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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