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statue

[stach-oo] / ˈstætʃ u /


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The statue is heavily damaged, with its head removed and its arms and royal insignia worn away.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

The chairman said the success of the day had sparked conversations about the possibility of a Paddington statue in Haslemere.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

To support Henry Bacon’s Parthenon-like building and Daniel Chester French’s colossal statue, builders had to sink 122 hollow steel cylinders deep into the marshy soil to reach bedrock, then fill each pillar with concrete.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Its most famous patron, Ernest Hemingway, sits in statue form alone at the bar in the musty, sweltering darkness.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Smith framed the view from the marble statue of George Washington on the lawn to the top of the dome, crowned by a statue of Freedom.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

He is immortalised in two more statues, in Wigan where he is an adopted son and in his home city of Cardiff.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

SHANGHAI—The ancient Dragon Flower Temple these days is full of young people burning incense, chanting mantras and kneeling in front of Buddhist statues.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

The group is responsible for more than half a dozen other satirical statues — all of which, until now, have appeared exclusively in Washington, D.C.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Since 2016, she said in a statement, a review of Aung San statues in more than 100 townships had found some had features "inconsistent with the dignity of such an important historical figure".

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Outside the library were statues of sea creatures, including giant sea turtles and sharks.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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