plinth
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The statue was dismantled and removed from its long-time plinth at the University of Hong Kong in late 2021, and other local universities followed suit with similar objects.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
For their crowning moment, athletes lifted their trophy from a plinth beside their competition area before heading to a winners' enclosure in the stands where they joined the likes of Usain Bolt and Noah Lyles.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
An equestrian statue of Grant sits atop a tall plinth, flanked by two bronze figure groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
At the center, resting on a plinth in front of a shallow niche and beneath a graceful valance of laurel, is French’s striking bronze portrait bust of Hunt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
He slowed down, coming to a halt halfway along an empty passage, where he sat down upon the plinth of a departed statue and pulled the Marauder’s Map out of the pouch around his neck.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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