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plinth

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Recent Examples of plinth The Candor boy steps forward, past the stone plinth to the stone lion that waits beyond it. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 Further items are also incorporated into the stone plinth, laser‑engraved with dedications to both brothers, using Portuguese stone from their home city of Gondomar, near Porto. — James Pearce, New York Times, 2 July 2026 The stone plinth was erected in 1848 as Georgians began to recognize the significance of the signers’ historical contributions. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026 The three princesses Atzimba, Eréndira and Tzetzangari The sculpture is not large — measuring 7 feet wide and standing 6 feet, 6 inches tall without a plinth — but its history is. — Eric Adler june 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for plinth

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The buildup made the lake about 4 feet deep and caused harmful algae to bloom, according to the organization.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
The Ordinary also staked out its first flagship, of 170 square feet, in Paris’ Marais district after a successful pop-up drew lines outside the door.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

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Connecting the exhibition to broader social concerns, Gong also believed that the Le19M method can inspire the preservation of local craft, often put on a pedestal devoid of meaning.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Showing here also presents McGirr with a much more authentic pedestal from which to project his new synthesis of all that acquired McQueen aesthetic lore with his own design identity—because both were forged in London.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026

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The Wildcats opened the game with a goal-line stand, but Chiles fumbled the snap on their first offensive play and Rolijah Hardy tackled him in the end zone for a safety.

— Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Other complained in 2023 that an ice cream stand set up outside the camp’s perimeter sent the wrong message.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

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My deep history on the dais has repeatedly helped the commission make quality decisions.

— Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
But at the April municipal election, both Fears’ and McCandless’ seats were up for grabs -- and Independence voters chose to remove both from the dais.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

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Hawaii residents are still recovering from Hurricane Lala, which produced heavy rain and winds strong enough to sweep about 100 homes off their foundations on the Big Island.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
From polished and ladylike to more relaxed and directional, the skirt felt like the foundation of the spring wardrobe, signaling a shift toward more intentional, feminine dressing.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

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The images will appear in digital outlets, as well as on social media platforms and traditional outdoor media placement.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Taking the stage on Sunday to bestow longtime friend Swift with the inaugural MTV VMA Artist Director Honors, Dakota Johnson hugged the award’s winner, who kicked off her acceptance speech by thanking MTV for offering a platform for music videos.

— Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2026

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