plinth
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The plinth is one of only a handful of mobile art works in the country and operates from the top of an illuminated shipping container.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
But the thing on the left is just a geometric slab of no discernible purpose, a plinth with no identity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
A new plaque has been installed on the plinth where a slave trader's statue once stood.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025
"The low plinth height and space around the statue allows crowds to congregate easily and the Molly Malone statue is a feature of tours given by tour guides."
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025
Illyrio pointed out the smooth stone plinth on which the second sphinx once stood, now grown over with moss and flowering vines.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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Lord of the Flies
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