effigy

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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

Sir Keir Starmer has been unveiled as this year's effigy for Edenbridge Bonfire Society's annual celebration.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 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

Only the master sculptor who was guiding the tools, the person who planned out the full statue, could step back and see the crude effigy of lies we were making.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024

Lying along the top of the stone was a life-sized effigy of the Warrior.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques