statue
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Looters had smashed the statue into thousands of fragments at several points during the 20th century but it was finally restored to its former glory this year.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
The anonymous satirical art activist group Secret Handshake is at it again — this time erecting a giant golden statue of a seated President Trump rubbing a bare foot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
A planning application to build an 11-foot statue to the monarch in Malmesbury, however, was blocked after residents complained it could damage the roots of three silver birch trees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
A rendering of the project's design from earlier this year includes a golden, winged Lady Liberty statue on the top of the arch, flanked by two gold eagles,.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Helpless, Penelope stood like a statue, not daring to take a step lest she tumble off some unseen precipice.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
The arch, which is designed to have gold statues on top, is expected to be twice as large as the Lincoln Memorial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
We cringe at Chris’ aberrant chattiness and recoil from his stony confidence that men like him and Lee will continue to control the world, an assurance as implacable as Easter Island’s monolithic statues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
“Pluribus” star Rhea Seehorn finally won the best actress statues that long eluded her, and series creator Vince Gilligan scored a writing Emmy.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
US President Donald Trump asked the Smithsonian Institution on Friday to install statues of George Washington, in his latest bid to reshape the treasured museum and research complex.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
The statues are placed in different directions, equidistant from one another, and facing inward toward the center of the office.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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