Statue of Liberty
noun phrase
1
: a large copper statue of a woman holding a torch aloft in her right hand located on Liberty Island in New York harbor
2
: a trick play in football in which the ballcarrier takes the ball from the raised hand of a teammate who is faking a pass
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In 1979, a prominent American magazine cover had a picture of the Statue of Liberty with a tear rolling down her eye.
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TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Lively later revealed that the color change payed homage to the Statue of Liberty by signifying the way copper develops patina overtime.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
The film’s main poster shows people with guns at the top of the Statue of Liberty pointing in opposite directions.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Nearly two decades later, in the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan asked automaker executive Lee Iacocca to raise private funds to restore Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, which led to the creation of the foundation.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images The Statue of Liberty is seen during a partial solar eclipse, where the moon partially blots out the sun, at Liberty Island in New York City, April 8, 2024.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Lightning strikes the Statue of Liberty in New York on April 3, 2024.@dantvusa via Twitter
Northern Queens and the Bronx were under a coastal flood warning until 10 a.m. Thursday, and Southern Queens has a coastal flood warning until 7 a.m., New York City Emergency Management said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Related article The Statue of Liberty has a new museum – and a podcast
Plans to revitalize the museum’s interior are 60% funded as the public campaign to raise additional funding begins, the foundation says.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
This was on an afternoon in late March, and Wiig and Rudolph, who specialize in lighter, glass-free fare, were perched high over New York in the penthouse suite of a luxury hotel with a zillion-dollar view — rooftops, rivers, the Statue of Liberty in the distance.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Lively later revealed that the color change payed homage to the Statue of Liberty by signifying the way copper develops patina overtime.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
The film’s main poster shows people with guns at the top of the Statue of Liberty pointing in opposite directions.
—Saba Hamedy, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
Nearly two decades later, in the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan asked automaker executive Lee Iacocca to raise private funds to restore Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, which led to the creation of the foundation.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images The Statue of Liberty is seen during a partial solar eclipse, where the moon partially blots out the sun, at Liberty Island in New York City, April 8, 2024.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
Lightning strikes the Statue of Liberty in New York on April 3, 2024.@dantvusa via Twitter
Northern Queens and the Bronx were under a coastal flood warning until 10 a.m. Thursday, and Southern Queens has a coastal flood warning until 7 a.m., New York City Emergency Management said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Related article The Statue of Liberty has a new museum – and a podcast
Plans to revitalize the museum’s interior are 60% funded as the public campaign to raise additional funding begins, the foundation says.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
This was on an afternoon in late March, and Wiig and Rudolph, who specialize in lighter, glass-free fare, were perched high over New York in the penthouse suite of a luxury hotel with a zillion-dollar view — rooftops, rivers, the Statue of Liberty in the distance.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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