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Mere weeks after the empire had collapsed, that word appeared on posters glued to the walls of public buildings and on banners strung from lampposts along the central avenues.
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George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The helicopter, its body on the stairwell bannister, was wedged between the trees and the lampposts bracketing the entrance to the stairs.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Her son, maybe six or seven years old, could effortlessly hitch himself up to the top of the park’s lampposts.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Powerful gusts ripped through properties, uprooted trees from the ground and knocked down lampposts, according to state media.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
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George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
The helicopter, its body on the stairwell bannister, was wedged between the trees and the lampposts bracketing the entrance to the stairs.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025
Her son, maybe six or seven years old, could effortlessly hitch himself up to the top of the park’s lampposts.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Powerful gusts ripped through properties, uprooted trees from the ground and knocked down lampposts, according to state media.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Lamppost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lamppost. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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lamppost
noun
lamp·post
ˈlam(p)-ˌpōst 
: a post supporting a usually outdoor lamp or lantern
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