statue
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The Grade II-listed statue was erected as a national memorial in 1880 after receiving special permission from Queen Victoria.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Also: a very honorable mention to Meg Stalter dressed as a literal Emmy statue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
The massive statue would replace “Infinity,” an abstract stainless-steel sculpture by artist José de Rivera that has stood outside the museum since 1967.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
In his posts on Friday, Trump said he wants an 11-foot statue of Washington, which was featured at last month’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix race, to be installed right away at the museum’s Flag Hall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Our waiter overhears my mom’s impromptu poetry recital and tells us that the statue was built years ago and kept in storage for over a decade because Spaniards are divided in their feelings for Lorca.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
“Pluribus” star Rhea Seehorn finally won the best actress statues that long eluded her, and series creator Vince Gilligan scored a writing Emmy.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
US President Donald Trump asked the Smithsonian Institution on Friday to install statues of George Washington, in his latest bid to reshape the treasured museum and research complex.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
KHARTOUM, Sudan — The ancient statues of the deities Heket and Beset, too heavy to move, were used for target practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
He is immortalised in two more statues, in Wigan where he is an adopted son and in his home city of Cardiff.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Murenga’s wife cleared away some porcelain statues of white girls in long frilly skirts.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing statue
Academy Awards, List 1
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