monument
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After opting against turning it into a historical monument to avoid drawing extremists, an expert commission decided to make it a police station.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
He needles him, treats him like a normal guy rather than a monument, because that is what Messi actually more often than not wants: to be Leo, not Messi.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The wedding of the second version of Taylor, by contrast, was a monument to her own arrested development.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
The council said it would work carefully to protect the archaeology underneath and preserve the scheduled ancient monument.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
A hub of hydrogen bomb research, the Livermore National Laboratory would be Ernest Lawrence’s final monument.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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
“These landmarks and monuments belonged to all of us, and they must be protected for generations to come,” Pirro said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The Mount Rushmore appearance carries particular resonance for a president who has long shown fascination with monuments, presidential symbolism and his place in history.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Here were people who made a living pitching tents or lying in a fetal position before our national monuments.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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