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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The Downtown Alliance notes the tradition of the ticker-tape parade began in 1886 when Wall Street workers threw ticker-tape out the window to celebrate the Statue of Liberty unveiling.
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Mason Leib, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Ticker-tape parades started in 1886, when New York City celebrated the dedication of the Statue of Liberty.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 June 2026
Ahead of the win, Morgan predicted that if the team won the championship, the Statue of Liberty would become pregnant.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
There doesn't appear to be a good reason the championship teams in 1970 and 1973 didn't get showered with confetti downtown, but plenty of other teams and foreign dignitaries have reveled in the glory since 1886, when the first ticker-tape parade was held in dedication of the Statue of Liberty.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 18 June 2026
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Mason Leib, ABC News, 18 June 2026
Ticker-tape parades started in 1886, when New York City celebrated the dedication of the Statue of Liberty.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 June 2026
Ahead of the win, Morgan predicted that if the team won the championship, the Statue of Liberty would become pregnant.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
There doesn't appear to be a good reason the championship teams in 1970 and 1973 didn't get showered with confetti downtown, but plenty of other teams and foreign dignitaries have reveled in the glory since 1886, when the first ticker-tape parade was held in dedication of the Statue of Liberty.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 18 June 2026
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“Statue of Liberty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Statue%20of%20Liberty. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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