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In 1997, 43 mph winds wreaked havoc on the parade, and two people were injured after a Cat-in-the-Hat balloon broke the metal arm off a lamppost.
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Simmone Shah, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
When the park’s yellow uprights were removed, Aubrey turned to a grey lamppost in the middle of a wide field.
—Dan Robson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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Simmone Shah, Time, 25 Nov. 2025
When the park’s yellow uprights were removed, Aubrey turned to a grey lamppost in the middle of a wide field.
—Dan Robson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
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“Lamppost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lamppost. Accessed 30 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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