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[stach-oo] / ˈstætʃ u /


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Uganda has unveiled a statue of Yonatan Netanyahu, the older brother of Israel's prime minister, who was killed during the Entebbe hostage rescue mission 50 years ago.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

A statue of Captain Cooke, which stands just a few feet away from the current whale bones, is also made from bronze.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

One statue installed during the NLD administration was removed earlier this month from Mya Kan Thar Park in Yangon, a local resident said.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

A bright new store in Shelby attached to a Dunkin’ has 12 gas pumps, a row of colorful slushie machines and a shiny moose statue greeting customers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

I was so stiff that I felt I could lift right off the ground like a statue or something.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Before leaving the village for the modern world, Yuru awakens Left and Right, two statues that have marked the entrance to the village.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

"They can remove the statues, but they can never erase Bogyoke's image," one Yangon resident said, using the Burmese word for general to describe Aung San.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

There were props littered around, ranging from nuclear emergency posters to mouldy Egyptian statues - he said the location was often used in films and TV series, including Doctor Who and the Pembrokeshire Murders.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

As I stared into empty niches that once contained massive wooden statues of saints, I meditated on how fragile our democracy is.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

Tucked beneath the ten Wonder Dome screens in arched niches were ten 3-D statues glowing a ghostly green.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein




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