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Recent Examples of colosseumIn recent years, tourists have been arrested for driving e-scooters and a Maserati down the Spanish Steps, carving initials into the Roman colosseum, and riding a moped into the ancient ruins of Pompeii.—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 May 2025 Earlier this month, an American tourist had to undergo emergency surgery after he was impaled on a spire after trying to climb over a fence surrounding the ancient Roman colosseum.—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 23 May 2025 But this was Turkey, with its rich layers of history, and there were colosseums and temples to Apollo and Artemis to visit — and more wines to drink — in the week to come.—Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025 Draped in flowy silk capes and adorned with rattling, chunky gold, and silver rings, Denzel Washington embodies the flashiest villain and the colosseum’s bullpen organizer, Macrinus.—Malik Peay, Essence, 3 Dec. 2024 The instrumentalist compared the feeling of stepping foot into those stadiums every weekend to a gladiator making his way into a colosseum.—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024 The colosseum flooding alone would earn it a top spot among contenders for the remaining seats at the awards table.—Mark Hughes, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 However, Lucius is brought back to the colosseum after being captured in North Africa.—Malik Peay, Essence, 3 Dec. 2024 When Macrinus is in the suburban colosseum with the baboons, his outfit is subtle and majestic.—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
The council is now pushing back its timeline for approving the stadium deal, citing the need to complete multiple studies and hold public hearings.
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Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
7 July 2025
Periods of clouds and sunshine with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm; not as hot but humid
🏈 Politics: Commissioners pledged public hearings on a stadium deal.
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