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plaque

[plak] / plæk /


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The band were also honoured with a blue plaque in the town in May 2025.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

At that meeting he gave Trump a glass plaque with a gold base.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Or July 29, 2018, the date Vladimir Guerrero became the first player to wear an Angels cap on a Hall of Fame plaque.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

"The disruptions in sleep and cortical EEG activity that occur at six months, when plaques first emerge, did not worsen by 18 months, despite more than double the amount of plaque burden."

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

Before I rode home, I took a walk over to the well in front of city hall and read the plaque again.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

I recently was walking along 41st Street near the New York Public Library in Manhattan, where the sidewalks are inset with bronze plaques highlighting the power of words.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Even some of the bathrooms bear plaques from donors eager to get their name somewhere in the building.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

One especially important transition separated regions dominated by amyloid-β plaques from those associated with tau pathology and neurodegeneration.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

On Sunday, they’ll finally get their Hall of Fame plaques and join the special fraternity that has already welcomed them warmly.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

With plaques drilled into them, from the days of the American Revolution, the one promising freedom and the right to pursue happiness.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz




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