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cherub

[cher-uhb] / ˈtʃɛr əb /
NOUN
angel
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Church and government officials launched an investigation after pictures of a cherub at the Basilica of St Lawrence in Lucina showed her newly restored face had an uncanny likeness to right-wing leader, Giorgia Meloni.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

There are mysterious initials, a cherub wearing a balaclava.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

A cherub statue the Welnicks placed outside as a memorial to a child they lost to miscarriage looked down at the rubble.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2022

Instead, they said, “the photograph evokes themes of greed, innocence and the motif of the cherub in Western art.”

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2022

The realization that the one person she most wanted to show the rebel flag cherub to, and laugh about it with, wasn’t there.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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