symbol
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Human civilizations across the ages have understood this to be an important lesson, which is how gold became the go-to cautionary symbol for greed, vanity, and the hollow existence to which they lead.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Many of the adverts viewed by the BBC were posted by X user accounts with blue ticks - a symbol indicating a subscription to the platform's Premium tier.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
But today, the most visited tourist attraction in Spain has become a symbol of Europe’s overtourism problem.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Some mothers and fathers clustered outside the exam halls dressed in red, a symbol of good fortune in Chinese culture.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Years later, as a filmmaker, Yevgeniya made that child “a symbol of the great Russian tragedy of the millions of homeless, orphaned children.”
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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