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symbol

[sim-buhl] / ˈsɪm bəl /


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But earlier this week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the new bridge was set to open to traffic in the coming days, and that it represented a symbol of U.S.-Canada cooperation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

James Bond really serves as a symbol in the show, a symbol of aspiration, pinnacle of achievement in this industry and also of alpha masculinity and all this kind of stuff.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Human civilizations across the ages have understood this to be an important lesson, which is how gold became the go-to cautionary symbol for greed, vanity, and the hollow existence to which they lead.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Many of the adverts viewed by the BBC were posted by X user accounts with blue ticks - a symbol indicating a subscription to the platform's Premium tier.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“This is unbelievable. It is an Adinkra symbol, the language of the Old Gods. You are marked with the sign of Asase Yaa. Your very body betrays you!”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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