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monument

[mon-yuh-muhnt, mon-yuh-ment] / ˈmɒn yə mənt, ˈmɒn yəˌmɛnt /


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A monument to Mr. Obama’s vision of progress, the center will remind everyone of what’s possible in both Chicago and America.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

The 22-foot monument — dubbed “Don Colossus” by some online commentators — was commissioned by cryptocurrency investors connected to a memecoin project and installed at Trump’s Florida golf resort earlier this month.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Last October, the only outdoor monument in Washington to honor a Confederate general -- a statue of Albert Pike -- was restored.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

In 2018, Japan's Osaka city cut its "sister city" ties with San Francisco over its display of a similar monument.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The Brandenburg Gate, a monument to the city's former greatness, still stood in the middle of the city, in the midst of a no-man's-land between East and West.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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