symbol

Example Sentences

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Though typically seen as a symbol for surrender, the white flags that have popped up across the province – on broken rooftops, along eroded riverbanks and outside mosques – are a call for international solidarity, protesters say.

From BBC

"The new Syrian currency is a symbol of our financial sovereignty after the liberation," he said, and "a firm step towards stability and economic recovery".

From Barron's

He is also meant to be a courageous symbol of xenophilia.

From The Wall Street Journal

Computation in the brain is not abstract symbol manipulation.

From Science Daily

"He was not just a military leader, but also a symbol who shouldered the responsibility of unifying the institution of the military, and who worked towards a national reconciliation," he told AFP.

From Barron's