statuette
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"This Oscar was made of the metal of a railway car" damaged in a Russian attack, it said, calling the statuette "a symbol of resilience".
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
"I've already dusted off the shelf for it," he told AFP in January, referring to the golden statuette that he ended up taking.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
His most pressing Oscar-related concern was about the statuette.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
For nearly a century, the Oscar statuette has been Hollywood’s most enduring symbol of success, a gold-plated knight gripping a crusader’s sword, designed to look as permanent as the honor it represents.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Early next morning Carl Abeyta arrived at the Forest Service headquarters to discover a weathered ten-year-old statuette of Smokey the Bear tied with red ribbon to the doorhandle of the office building.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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