cherub
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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
The moment we were alone, the guiltless cherub mutated into Cerberus, screaming and scratching at me.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2023
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
In the abandoned ornamental garden, Rahel, watched by lolling dwarfs and a forsaken cherub, squatted by the stagnant pond and watched toads hop from stone to scummy stone.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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