as in memorials
a special structure or statue that is built to remind people of a dead person who is buried somewhere else
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After his death, people across the country, including in Idaho, held memorials for him, while others who spoke out against Kirk were fired from their jobs or faced other consequences.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Apr. 2026 -
Acknowledgment can also feel like the bare minimum, but the fight for it grows increasingly urgent when the American President is knocking down public memorials of slavery like tin ducks in a carnival shooting game.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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Last month, Pogačar won Milan-San Remo, leaving only Roubaix to complete the set of five monuments in one-day cycling along with the Tour of Flanders, Liège–Bastogne–Liège and the Tour of Lombardy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Trump has said that major cities around the world have such monuments, and Washington is the only one without one.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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As more companies print more tokens, enterprises inevitably will think about how their customers will use them, said Kotecha.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Some have risen in value, but broadly the values of most tokens have declined along with the broader crypto market.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Cenotaphs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cenotaphs. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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