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The Dendermonde police force is using as its Facebook icon a British golden sovereign with the image of a young Queen Victoria on one side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The Instagram post was filled with love for the comic icon, a regular guy eager to take a selfie with a fan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Thousands of fans who have watched the couple bond and raise chicks — including two this season — are now grieving the avian icon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
It stated Jodrell Bank was "an icon in UK cultural and scientific history", which was the "thriving, thumping heart of space observation, research and education in the UK".
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
My locator icon was in the middle of a blank screen, which meant I was OTM—off the map.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Red icons -- depicting Russian drones -- were dotted across the map and disappeared as they were downed by Ukraine's air force.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, there is no shortage of films and shows about male sports icons and legendary men’s team.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
However, many Americans didn’t see these two celebrities as distant icons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Mr. Burnham likes to channel that sensibility, citing the rock icons as influences and projecting a modern sartorial everyman look; eschewing the shirt and tie for a crew neck T-shirt under a sharp suit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
On the campus, many students had come into contact with one of the early icons of a mobilization that seemed to be gaining national momentum.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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