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[stach-oo] / ˈstætʃ u /


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Libya is home to the ancient Greek city of Cyrene, where archaeological remains include a statue of the Greek goddess of the same name.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Pop star Jade Thirlwall also attended the party in New York dressed as a stone statue of an angel, while Severance and Spider-Man actor Tramell Tillman turned up with intricate face makeup and prosthetics.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

When the statue was originally unveiled in October 2024, Wade had nothing but great things to say about it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

A giant statue of Anant's late dog, Happy the Golden Retriever, stands at its headquarters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

On the bottom of the statue, there’s an inscription.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

But “Oh, Mary!” has achieved much more than gold statues and box office receipts — it’s a genuine pop-culture phenomenon, a familiar meme and a show beloved by seemingly all demographics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Skopje is a city of statues, two or three hundred of them apparently, great big things in squares and in fountains commemorating tsars and dames, emperors and warriors, royalty and revolutionaries.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 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

Everywhere there were statues of lions—on top of pedestals, over doorways, on the porticoes of the largest buildings.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan


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