effigies
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Previous effigies have included Rishi Sunak riding a train, Suella Braverman as an octopus and Jeremy Clarkson driving a skip.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024
These modern effigies to mass production and over-consumption carry their own history, gained from both the seller in need and the tourist who purchases them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024
In July, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn condemned sectarian signs and effigies on Eleventh night bonfires.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2024
Venezuelans set effigies on fire as part of an Easter tradition, while zookeepers in Chile treated their animals to Easter eggs filled with snacks.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
Wearing cotton armor and wooden helmets, brandishing lances, hatchets, and maces, and carrying great painted litters with effigies of their gods, the two militias marched on Mutal.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
